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2009 Welsh Labour leadership election

The 2009 Welsh Labour leadership election was held following the resignation of Rhodri Morgan, who stepped down after nine years as First Minister of Wales. Morgan had made clear his intent to resign in 2009 as far back as 2005. As Morgan had been elected unopposed in 2000, this was the first contested election for the Welsh Labour leadership for more than a decade.

Voting system
The election was conducted under an Electoral College system in which Labour Party members, affiliated trade union members and Welsh Labour elected officials all held an equal share of the votes. ==Candidates==
Candidates
To stand, candidates needed the support of a minimum of six (out of a possible 24) including themselves of Labour's Assembly Members. Three candidates - Counsel General Carwyn Jones, Health Minister Edwina Hart and Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney AM Huw Lewis - entered the race. Derek Vaughan MEP supported Carwyn Jones. ==Results==
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