Directory of 1989 Resources

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The incumbent Margaret Thatcher was opposed by Sir Anthony Meyer, Bt. There were 374 Tory MPs eligible to vote. Commentators expected a complete win, but one in six MPs did not vote for Margaret Thatcher. Contenders:

• Margaret Thatcher (winner)
• Anthony Meyer

Ballot: 5 December 1989 Margaret Thatcher: 314, Anthony Meyer: 33, Abstentions: 3, Spoilt: 24.

Subcategories

• Meyer, Sir Anthony
• Thatcher, Margaret Hilda

Resources in This Category

• BBC On This Day: Thatcher beats off leadership rival

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/5/newsid_2528000/2528339.stm
  The Prime Minister defeats Sir Anthony Meyer in the first challenge to her leadership of the Conservative Party on 5 December, 1989.

• Remarks on being re-elected Conservative Party leader

  http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=107545
  Margaret Thatcher Foundation. Source: (1) BBC Radio News Report 2200 5 December 1989 (2) The Times , 6 December 1989 (3) BBC Television Archive: OUP transcript (4) George Younger MSS.

 

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