Talk:Liberal Party (UK) leadership election, 1967
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Jeremy Thorpe secured the most votes in the first round, but did not win overall, as the rules said that he needed to win more than half of votes cast. Both Hooson and Lubbock's second preferences voted for one another, cancelling one another out, so faced with a deadlock, both other candidates withdrew from the contest to endorse Thorpe who was consequentially elected unopposed.
Surely in STV there would have been some form of lot to decide which of Hooson & Lubbock to eliminate and then the other would have gone on to lose to Thorpe on the "whoever leads earlier wins in a tie" rule? Timrollpickering 00:24, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
