Arshad Ali (politician)

Arshad Ali, a British psychologist, political activist and politician, was leader of the Respect Party from November 2012 until he was forced to resign in December 2012 when evidence of a prior conviction for election fraud came to light.

Ali's election as Chair-elect of the Respect Party was announced by Respect Party national secretary Chris Chilvers on 5 November 2012.[1][2] Ali stood down as national chair in December 2012 after it emerged he had a spent conviction for electoral fraud.[1]

Before his time as leader, Ali had been a longstanding Respect campaigner, having contesting council elections in Bradford's Manningham ward in 2007 and in the general election in 2010. He tried and failed to win Bradford West,[3] the constituency taken by George Galloway in 2012 in a landslide victory.

He stood for election to a City Council seat as a Respect Party candidate in Bradford in 2014.[4]

Ali spent six weeks in jail after he was convicted of electoral fraud in 1997.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Pidd, Helen (7 December 2012). "Respect party loses second leader in three months". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Czernik, An (13 November 2012). "Terror law fears may rouse voters in West Yorkshire police chief poll". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a60.stm
  4. ↑ Armstrong (26 April 2014). "Candidates named for City Hall seats". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Armstrong, Claire (9 May 2014). ""Bradford Respect candidate should face election ban"". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Salma Yaqoob		 Leader of the Respect Party
2012 		Succeeded by
George Galloway


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