Английская Википедия:1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election The 1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place in November 1960, after the death of sitting deputy leader Aneurin Bevan.

Candidates

The ballot coincided with a leadership election, where leader Hugh Gaitskell saw off left-wing challenger Harold Wilson. In the deputy leadership election, Brown and Callaghan both supported Gaitskell, while Lee was aligned with the left wing of the party.[1][2]

Results

First ballot: 3 November 1960
Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | George Brown 118 48.0
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | Frederick Lee 73 29.7
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | James Callaghan 55 22.4
Second ballot required

As a result of the first round, Callaghan was eliminated. The remaining two candidates faced each other in a second round.

Second ballot: 10 November 1960
Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | George Brown 146 63.8
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | Frederick Lee 83 36.2
George Brown elected

Sources

References

Шаблон:Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership elections


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