she defeated geet in the first vote and he resigned. well, they were close. bill fraser received 16 votes. 119, and margaret thatcher 130, this is a real coup, yes? it's not what most people were expecting this morning. i am very excited. it's a little bit. more than we hoped for, even better. are you going to participate in the second vote? so. in the second vote, she defeated the desired successor of the gita, william whitelaw, and on february 11, 1975, she became the leader of the party. to me, it is like a dream that the next name, after harold macmillan, alex, douglas, hume and edward geath, will be margaret thatcher. no less important for me. that this victory was won in an open election fight against four other potential leaders. i know they are disappointed, but i hope that soon we can work together again as colleagues for what we believe in. there is a lot of work ahead, and i hope that you will give me time to do everything well and carefully. january 19, 76 thatcher. made a speech in kensington town hall, in which she made a sharp attack on the sov