When it comes to the Conservative leadership contest, how many MPs should an individual have supporting them in order to be eligible to stand?

When it comes to the Conservative leadership contest, how many MPs should an individual have supporting them in order to be eligible to stand? Published on 3 June 2019 → Survey conducted on 3 June 2019 on 3941 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Should not need any MPs to nominate them

At least two MPs

At least five MPs

At least ten MPs

13%

At least fifteen MPs

At least twenty MPs

More than twenty MPs

14%

Don’t know

39%

Should not need any MPs to nominate them

At least two MPs

At least five MPs

At least ten MPs

13%

At least fifteen MPs

At least twenty MPs

More than twenty MPs

14%

Don’t know

39%

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