Wigley had led the party since 1991 and saw them make a surprise breakthrough in the 1999 Assembly elections winning 17 seats and almost a third of the popular vote.[2]
The role of leader, at this point, was combined with the role of Party President.
^Plaid Cymru picks Ieuan Wyn Jones by a landslide The Independent, 3 August 2000
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2000, plaid, cymru, leadership, election, held, following, resignation, health, grounds, dafydd, wigley, 1991, 2000, 2000, august, 2000, 2000, 2003, candidate, ieuan, jones, helen, mary, jones, jill, evansfirst, round, 598percentage, leader, before, electionda. The 2000 Plaid Cymru leadership election was held following the resignation on health grounds of Dafydd Wigley 1 2000 Plaid Cymru leadership election 1991 31 May 2000 2000 05 31 3 August 2000 2000 08 03 2003 Candidate Ieuan Wyn Jones Helen Mary Jones Jill EvansFirst round 4 834 798 598Percentage 77 6 12 8 9 6 Leader before electionDafydd Wigley Elected Leader Ieuan Wyn JonesWigley had led the party since 1991 and saw them make a surprise breakthrough in the 1999 Assembly elections winning 17 seats and almost a third of the popular vote 2 The role of leader at this point was combined with the role of Party President Three candidates stood MEP for Wales Jill Evans Ynys Mon AM and MP Ieuan Wyn Jones and Llanelli AM Helen Mary JonesThe contest was won by Ieuan Wyn Jones with 77 6 of the vote in the first round 3 Results editCandidate Votes Ieuan Wyn Jones 4 834 77 6Helen Mary Jones 798 12 8Jill Evans 598 9 6Total 6 230 100References edit Plaid Cymru leader steps down BBC News 13 May 2000 Plaid makes breakthrough BBC News 17 May 1999 Plaid Cymru picks Ieuan Wyn Jones by a landslide The Independent 3 August 2000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 Plaid Cymru leadership election amp oldid 1154678501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
