Directory of 1965 Resources

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The contest was triggered by the resignation of Sir Alec Douglas-Home on 22 July, 1965. Contenders:

• Edward Heath (winner)
• Reginald Maudling
• Enoch Powell

Ballot: 27 July, 1965 Edward Heath: 150, Reginald Maudling: 133, Enoch Powell: 15 The rules in place required a candidate to have both an absolute majority and at least a 15% margin of votes cast in the first ballot in order to win. As Heath did not have this, there would have been a second round, but Maudling conceded defeat.

Subcategories

• Heath, Edward
• Maudling, Reginald
• Powell, Enoch

Resources in This Category

• BBC On This Day: Heath is new Tory leader

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/27/newsid_2956000/2956082.stm
  Edward Heath wins the Conservative leadership contest on 27 July, 1965.

• Time: The Gentlemanly Affair

  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,834114,00.html
  A sarcastic summary of the Conservative leadership contest.

 

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