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took place in
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All members of the party were sent ballot papers in the post with their copy of the party's magazine at the beginning of August 2012. Ballots needed to be returned before 31 August 2012.
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was elected as the party's first leader in 2008 and had been re-elected unopposed in 2010. In May 2012, she announced that she wouldn't seek re-election.
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The result was declared on 3 September 2012. Natalie
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The Green Party of
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201:585 (19.2%)
190:429 (15.8%)
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144:976 (32.0%)
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131:902 (29.0%)
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1551:Green Party
1489:Zoë Garbett
1442:Jenny Jones
1320:Mike Woodin
1306:(1997–2001)
1304:Mike Woodin
1231:(1999–2003)
1156:Jim Berreen
1152:Sara Parkin
1057:Shahrar Ali
1016:(2018–2021)
918:3 September
767:Eliminated
759:Eliminated
684:Eliminated
668:Eliminated
654:Eliminated
215:Eliminated
212:Eliminated
204:Eliminated
193:389 (12.5)
1763:Categories
1614:Green Left
1564:Green 2000
1404:Siân Berry
1336:Derek Wall
1245:Siân Berry
1173:Derek Wall
1014:Siân Berry
976:Leadership
782:References
702:Candidate
543:Candidate
413:Biography
410:Candidate
315:Candidate
303:Candidates
273:Background
176:Candidate
108:Candidate
58:2012-09-03
50:2012-08-01
1553:(1985–90)
1547:(1975–85)
1541:(1972–75)
1338:(2006–08)
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1298:(1994–97)
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1255:(2007–08)
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1239:(2003–06)
1223:(1998–99)
1215:(1995–97)
1207:(1993–95)
1205:Jan Clark
1199:(1992–93)
1182:1992–2008
1059:(2014–16)
1049:(2012–14)
1043:(2008–12)
1009:(2016–18)
1002:(2012–16)
996:(2008–12)
842:24 August
774:Aftermath
1741:Category
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513:Campaign
501:Declined
285:Campaign
1534:History
1526:History
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77:Turnout
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1189:Female
735:1,245
705:Votes
631:1,204
569:Votes
563:Votes
557:Votes
536:Leader
528:Result
1472:(AMs)
1433:peers
1392:Green
738:44.9
721:1,300
665:12.5
651:19.2
645:15.8
634:40.7
628:32.0
622:29.0
605:1,757
595:1,487
585:1,300
1264:Male
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1118:2021
1113:2020
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1103:2016
1098:2014
1093:2012
1088:2010
1083:2008
920:2012
898:2016
872:2016
844:2021
815:2016
751:7.2
748:200
726:47.9
681:0.9
662:389
648:585
642:429
625:976
619:902
610:59.3
600:48.8
590:41.8
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