2022 vote of confidence in the Conservative Party leadership of Boris Johnson

2022 Conservative Party confidence vote
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Leader before election; Boris Johnson;	Elected Leader ; Boris Johnson;

On 6 June 2022, a vote of confidence was held amongst Conservative Party MPs on the prime minister, Boris Johnson's, leadership of their party. Johnson won the vote with the support of 211 Conservative members of Parliament, 58.8% of the total. Out of 359 MPs, 148 (41.2%) voted against him.

Despite this, just over a month later, on 7 July, following another scandal and mass resignations from his government, Johnson announced he would resign.^[1] He remained in the role until 6 September, when his successor Liz Truss was elected by members of the party, three months to the day from the vote.^[2]

^ Amos, Owen (7 July 2022). "Boris Johnson resigns: Five things that led to the PM's downfall". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ Piper, Elizabeth; Maclellan, Kylie (5 September 2022). "Liz Truss named as Britain's next prime minister". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[bbc1-1] Amos, Owen (7 July 2022). "Boris Johnson resigns: Five things that led to the PM's downfall". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[2] Piper, Elizabeth; Maclellan, Kylie (5 September 2022). "Liz Truss named as Britain's next prime minister". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

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