Boris Johnson wins first round as leader of British Conservatives

WNM | Jun 13, 2019 at 3:18 PM

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - British Conservative lawmakers voted on Thursday in the first round of the contest to replace Prime Minister Theresa May. Boris Johnson won the most votes - Three candidates were eliminated from the contest - A second round of voting takes place on June 18 The results are listed below:

Candidate and Votes:

Michael Gove 37

Matt Hancock 20

Mark Harper 10 (Eliminated)

Jeremy Hunt 43

Sajid Javid 23

Boris Johnson 114

Andrea Leadsom 11 (Eliminated)

Esther McVey 9 (Eliminated)

Dominic Raab 27

Rory Stewart 19