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The results of the other Lib Dem Parliamentary contest – Lords Dholakia and Alderdice elected

By Stephen Tall | Thu 10th June 2010 - 12:25 pm

Simon Hughes was not the only Deputy Leader elected last night …

While Simon was elected deputy of the parliamentary party in the House of Commons (though in reality he’ll be known as the deputy leader of the party), Lord (Navnit) Dholakia was re-elected unopposed as deputy leader of the parliamentary party in the House of Lords.

Lord Dholakia, who will continue to support Lord (Tom) McNally in his role as Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, commented:

There was an overwhelming turnout in support of the new structure for the Liberal Democrat Paliamentary

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Posted in News and Parliament | Also tagged deputy leader election, house of lords, Jane Bonham Carter and lord alderdice | 4 Comments

The other Lib Dem Parliamentary contest

By Mark Pack | Thu 3rd June 2010 - 9:20 am

Note: the following post has been substantially updated as a combination of circumstances meant the original had various inaccuracies. Apologies for that.

It’s not only Liberal Democrat MPs who are gearing up to vote next week. So too are their colleagues in the upper house where the leader of the Lib Dem peers Tom McNally now in government at the Ministry of Justice. Navnit Dholakia is unopposed for deputy leader but a new ‘backbench forum’ is also being created and that will see some contests.

Joan Walmsley and John Alderdice are standing for convenor and Kishwer Falkner and Jane Bonham Carter are contesting the role …