2022 Green Party of England and Wales deputy leadership election

Green Party of England and Wales Party deputy leadership election

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1 July – 7 September 2022

Turnout

6,266 (12.5%)


Candidate	Zack Polanski	Tyrone Scott	Shahrar Ali
First pref.	42%	28%	24%
Final round	51%	42%	Eliminated

Candidate	Nick Humberstone
First pref.	6%
Final round	Eliminated

Deputy leader before election

Amelia Womack

Elected deputy leader

Zack Polanski

The 2022 Green Party of England and Wales Party deputy leadership election was held between 1 July and 7 September 2022 to determine the next deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Voting took place from 1 to 30 August 2022.

On 5 March 2022, the party's then deputy leader, Amelia Womack, announced she would not be standing to be re-elected in the party's 2022 deputy leadership election. She had been the party's deputy leader for eight years, having first been elected to the role in 2014, and subsequently re-elected three times since (in 2016, 2018 and 2020).^[1]

To qualify for the ballot, candidates needed nominations from 20 of the party's members.

Four candidates, Zack Polanski, Shahrar Ali, Nick Humberstone, and Tyrone Scott qualified on 1 July 2022.

The results were announced on 7 September 2022. In the first round no candidate received 50% or more of the vote. Zack Polanski placed highest with 42% of the vote in the first round, followed by Tyrone Scott with 28%, while Shahrar Ali received 24% and Nick Humberstone, 6%.^[2] Zack Polanski was elected for the role after several rounds of counting second and third preferences with 51% of the vote.^[3]

Turnout was low, with 6,266 of more than 50,000 members eligible to vote casting votes (12.5%).^[4]

References

^ Jarvis, Chris (5 March 2022). "Amelia Womack won't stand for re-election as Green Party deputy leader". Left Foot Forward. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ Jarvis, Chris. "Green Party elects Zack Polanski as new deputy leader". Left Foot Forward. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^ "Zack Polanski announced as new deputy leader". Green World. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^ Jarvis, Chris (7 September 2022). "Zack Polanski elected deputy leader of the Green Party". Bright Green. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

External links

Confirmed: The four candidates standing for the Green Party deputy leadership. Bright Green. Published 1 July 2022.
Deputy leadership elections – who's who?. Green World. Published 21 July 2022.

Green Party of England and Wales

Leadership

Leader / Co-Leaders

Caroline Lucas (2008–12)
Natalie Bennett (2012–16)
Caroline Lucas / Jonathan Bartley (2016–18)
Jonathan Bartley / Siân Berry (2018–2021)
Adrian Ramsay / Carla Denyer (2021–present)

Deputy Leader / Co-Deputy Leaders

Adrian Ramsay (2008–12)
Will Duckworth (2012–14)
Amelia Womack / Shahrar Ali (2014–16)
Amelia Womack (2016–22)
Zack Polanski (2022–present)

Leadership elections

Principal Speakers
(abolished in 2008)

1991–92

Sara Parkin
Jim Berreen
Andrew Simms
Jean Lambert
David Spaven
Derek Wall

1992–2008

Female	Jean Lambert (1992–93) Jan Clark (1993–95) Peg Alexander (1995–97) Jean Lambert (1998–99) Margaret Wright (1999–2003) Caroline Lucas (2003–06) Siân Berry (2006–07) Caroline Lucas (2007–08)
Male	Richard Lawson (Feb–Sep 1992) Mallen Baker (1992–93) John Cornford (1993–94) David Taylor (1994–97) Mike Woodin (1997–2001) Darren Johnson (2001–03) Mike Woodin (2003–04) Keith Taylor (2004–06) Derek Wall (2006–08)

Political representation

British Parliament

House of Commons (MPs)	Caroline Lucas
House of Lords (peers)	Jenny Jones Natalie Bennett

Devolved chambers

London Assembly (AMs)	Siân Berry Zack Polanski Caroline Russell

Organisation

History

History
- PEOPLE Party (1972–75)
- Ecology Party (1975–85)
- Green Party (1985–90)
Election results
Green 2000
Greens–European Free Alliance
Unite to Remain

Organisation

Party platform

Affiliations

International affiliations	Global Greens European Green Party
Sister parties	Irish Green Party (Green Party Northern Ireland) Scottish Greens Isle of Man Green Party