Holmes re-elected parliamentary party chair

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Holmes re-elected parliamentary party chair

By Will Howells | Wed 8th November 2006 - 3:07 pm

Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes has been re-elected by Liberal Democrat MPs as chair of the parliamentary party. He was challenged by Cardiff Central MP Jenny Willott but won by 43 votes to 16.

Evan Harris defeated Chris Huhne to be elected as the English MPs’ representative on the Federal Policy Committee.

Read more by Will Howells or more about chris huhne, evan harris, jenny willott or paul holmes.
This entry was posted in News and Party policy and internal matters.

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3 Comments

Alex Foster 8th Nov '06 - 4:43pm

Oh, I *am* pleased.

Alex Foster
Helen Walsh 8th Nov '06 - 4:59pm

A fantastic result! Well done Paul
Simon 9th Nov '06 - 9:44am

Well done to Paul Holmes on being re-elected as PLDP Chair. He seems to be able to do a better job than the President at the moment in actually speaking to the wider party in the country.

In terms of FPC reps is it really proportionate that the English MPs get to elect one MP rep out of nearly 40 of them and the Welsh get to elect 1 out of 4 of them?

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