Since 2009, the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom has experimented with the use of open primaries to select some parliamentary candidates.[1]
The first primaries were held ahead of the 2010 general election. More than a dozen primaries were held ahead of the 2015 general election.
- ^ Hannan, Daniel (19 October 2013). "Open primaries are spreading unremarked across local Conservative Associations – Telegraph Blogs". Blogs.telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.