The 1984

Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru ( ; ; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wing, Welsh nationalist political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from the United Kingdom. Plaid wa ...

presidential election was held following the resignation of

Dafydd Wigley Dafydd Wynne Wigley, Baron Wigley, (born David Wigley; 1 April 1943) is a Welsh politician. He served as Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament (MP) for Caernarfon from 1974 until 2001 and as Assembly Member for Caernarfon from 1999 until 2003. He w ...

, who had led the party since 1981, on the grounds of his caring commitments linked to his children's health conditions. The contest was between Meirionnydd Nant Conwy MP

Dafydd Elis Thomas Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas (born 18 October 1946) is a Welsh politician who served as the Leader of Plaid Cymru from 1984 to 1991 and represented the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency in the Senedd from 1999 to 2021. Born in Carmar ...

and Gwynedd-based politician Dafydd Iwan. The contest was won by Dafydd Elis Thomas with the result being announced at Plaid Cymru's conference in

Lampeter Lampeter (; cy, Llanbedr Pont Steffan (formal); ''Llambed'' ( colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigion ...

on Saturday 27 October 1984, Thomas went on to serve until he stood down in October 1991.McAllister, L, ''Plaid Cymru: The Emergence of a Political Party'', (2001), Seren

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