2008 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election

2008 Scottish Labour Party leadership election

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Candidate Johann Lamont Bill Butler Overall Result 60.2% 39.8% Affiliated Unions 51.6% 48.4% Party members 54.9% 45.1% MPs, MSPs & MEPs 74.0% 26.0%

Leader before election Cathy Jamieson Elected Leader Johann Lamont

The 2008 Scottish Labour Party deputy leadership election was an internal party election to choose a new deputy leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament, and was triggered following the resignation of Cathy Jamieson,^[1] who stood down in order to campaign in the leadership election which is being held alongside the deputy leadership election. Johann Lamont won the election and was elected deputy leader on Saturday 13 September.

The timetable for the election was finalised on Monday 28 July, and is identical to that of the leadership election. Nominations closed on Friday 1 August with the result declaration being made on 13 September.