2015 Rhodesian party leadership elections

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The 2015 leadership elections of the Commonwealth of Rhodesia took place on 10 April 2015, over the leadership results of specific parties to run for government in the parliament. Elections took place on both national and local levels to decide on specific candidates for each constituency, with candidates from all parties competing for their party's nomination for specific localities to be elected from in the 2015 Rhodesia general elections. The elections also decided the leadership results for each party, making visible all possible candidates for leader of the parliament and thus prime minister in the general elections.

Centre Party

Members of the Centre Party elected James Forsythe as leader of the party for a second term, in which he won 57% of the runoff vote.

Primary, 5 March

  1. James Forsythe, 34%
  2. Alexander Constable, 30%
  3. Jessica Tyne, 23%
  4. Frederick Henry, 13%

Runoff, 15 March

  1. James Forsythe, 57%
  2. Alexander Constable, 43%

Co-operative Party

Members of the Co-operative Party elected Diana Tinsley as leader of the party for a second term, in which she won 53% of the runoff vote.

Primary, 5 March

  1. Diana Tinsley, 38%
  2. Arnold Guildford, 33%
  3. Sarah Merchant, 29%

Runoff, 15 March

  1. Diana Tinsley, 53%
  2. Arnold Guildford, 47%

Green Party

Members of the Green Party elected Natalie Umbridge as leader of the party for her first term, in which she won 62% of the primary vote.

Primary, 5 March

  1. Natalie Umbridge, 62%
  2. Nelson Parkman, 34%
  3. Stephanie Masters, 4%

Royalist Party

Members of the Royalist Party elected Theodore Kent as leader of the party for a fifth term, in which he won 89% of the primary vote.

Primary, 5 March

  1. Theodore Kent, 89%
  2. Martin Fair, 11%

Social Democratic Party

Members of the Social Democratic Party elected Charles Haverley as leader of the party for a third term, in which he won 57% of the runoff vote.

Primary, 5 March

  1. Ethan Banks, 47%
  2. Charles Haverley, 44%
  3. Elizabeth Smith, 9%

Runoff, 15 March

  1. Charles Haverley, 57%
  2. Ethan Banks, 43%