1981 Plaid Cymru presidential election

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1981 Plaid Cymru presidential election
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Candidate Dafydd Wigley
Dafydd Elis Thomas
First round 273 212
Percentage 56.28% 43.71%

President (Leader) before election

Gwynfor Evans

Elected President (Leader)

Dafydd Wigley

The 1981

Carmarthen and the defeat earlier that year of the Yes side in 1979 devolution referendum
.

The contest was between

Dafydd Elis Thomas, both of whom had entered the House of Commons in February 1974
.

The contest was won by Dafydd Wigley,[1] who went on to serve until 1984.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ The Party leader was referred to as the president until March 2000 when the separate role of Leader was created

References

  1. ^ "Left foiled in Plaid Cymru Election". The Guardian (Page 2). 2 November 1981. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Lecture to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales (Page 12)" (PDF). Hanes Plaid Cymru (Plaid Cymru History). Dr John Davies. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.