Social Democratic Party Leadership Election 2975

The 2975 Social Democratic Party leadership election was triggered on July 16, 2975, following a leadership spill by General Secretary Hilda Glass. Party officials announced that the National Executive Committee had decided the timetable for the election and that the results would be announced at the annual party conference on August 7, 2975.

Rules

 * If one candidate was proposed by more than half the MPs they would be automatically declared elected
 * A candidate must have the support of at least 12.5% of the Parliamentary Party to stand
 * The candidates would go before the Parliamentry Party and vote until three candidates remain
 * With three candidates still standing, the membership of the Party would rank the three candidates in order of preference.
 * Once a candidate is eliminated, their votes will be reallocated to the remaining two candidates.
 * After a winner is declared, the new leader must secure a 2/3 majority of support from the Parliamentary Party in order to be installed as leader.
 * If the winner is unable to obtain 2/3 of the vote, the Parliamentary Party will elect an interim leader and the process will restart.