1984 Plaid Cymru presidential election

The 1984 Plaid Cymru presidential election[n 1] was held following the resignation of Dafydd Wigley, who had led the party since 1981, on the grounds of his caring commitments linked to his children's health conditions.

1984 Plaid Cymru presidential election
 
Candidate Dafydd Elis Thomas Dafydd Iwan
First round 1,570 1,382
Percentage 53.18 46.81
President (Leader) before election

Dafydd Wigley

 Elected President (Leader)

Dafydd Elis Thomas

The contest was between Meirionnydd Nant Conwy MP Dafydd Elis Thomas and Gwynedd-based politician Dafydd Iwan.

The contest was won by Dafydd Elis Thomas [1] with the result being announced at Plaid cymru's conference in Lampeter on Saturday 27 October 1984,[2] Thomas went on to serve until he stood down in October 1991.[3][4]

Notes
  1. The Party leader was referred to as the president until March 2000 when the separate role of Leader was created
gollark: As in, A-levels are after GCSEs.
gollark: They're the qualification before those.
gollark: I read it before then, but still. English at school is very evil that way.
gollark: 1984 is actually part of the English GCSE course at my school (and/or exam board or whatever, not sure how that works). It's amazing how picking apart random bits of phrasing or whatever for hours on end ruin your enjoyment of a work.
gollark: Vaguely relatedly I think 1984 is entering the public domain next year. Copyright lasts for an excessively long time in my opinion.

References
  1. "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. 9 August 2000. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "Plaid cymru elects left wing leader". The Guardian (Page 4). 29 October 1984. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. McAllister, L, Plaid Cymru: The Emergence of a Political Party, (2001), Seren
  4. "Plaid Cymru president to quit as MP and leader at next election". The Guardian (Page 4). 8 January 1991. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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