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2006 UK Independence Party leadership election
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The UK Independence Party (UKIP) held a leadership election in September 2006. The Eurosceptic party had been led since 2002 by Roger Knapman. Although he was entitled to stand for second term of office on the expiry of his four-year term, he decided not to.
Candidates
Four candidates stood in the election:
Result
Farage was elected, with 44% of the votes cast.
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