2000 Scottish Labour leadership election

2000 Scottish Labour leadership election
11 – 22 October 2000
 
Candidate Henry McLeish Jack McConnell
Popular vote 44 36
Leader before election

Donald Dewar

 Elected Leader

Henry McLeish

The 2000 Scottish Labour leadership election was an internal party election to choose a new leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament, and was triggered following the death of Donald Dewar, the inaugural leader and first minister of Scotland. Henry McLeish successfully defeated Jack McConnell, by 44 to 36 votes, and was subsequently appointed to office.

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