Torten
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- Location
- Wessex, UK
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- He/Him
In 1995, John Major resigned as Tory leader in order to force his critics in the party to 'put up or shut up.' This proved a success for Major, who beat John Redwood by a large margin in a vote of Tory MP's, and survived as Tory leader until after the 1997 election.
But Major set himself a target of 215 votes, which he only just met, getting 218 votes. Say Major only got about 210 votes, and decided to go through on his threat.
Would Redwood have managed to do what Heseltine failed to do in 1990 and won the second round vote, or would Portillo or Heseltine won the contest?
And what kind of impact would this have had on the 1997 election - was there a possibility of anything else other than a landslide defeat to the Labour party?
But Major set himself a target of 215 votes, which he only just met, getting 218 votes. Say Major only got about 210 votes, and decided to go through on his threat.
Would Redwood have managed to do what Heseltine failed to do in 1990 and won the second round vote, or would Portillo or Heseltine won the contest?
And what kind of impact would this have had on the 1997 election - was there a possibility of anything else other than a landslide defeat to the Labour party?