Relative newcomer to Holyrood beats Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher after a contest marred by infighting
, a relative newcomer to the Scottish parliament, beat the party veteran Murdo Fraser and its former deputy leader Meghan Gallacher after a short contest triggered by theof Douglas Ross. He won with 2,565 votes against 1,187 for Fraser and 403 for Gallacher. A total of 4,155 party members voted in the leadership ballot.
Ross stood down as leader after a rebellion by MSPs and activists over his decision to replace a widely liked candidate who was recovering from a medical operation, David Duguid, as the general election candidate for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East. The leadership contest was marred by infighting, accusations of dirty tricks and angry disputes involving Gallacher and John Lamont, the Tory MP who serves as shadow
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