Английская Википедия:1982 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 8 April 1982, following former Foreign Minister Andrew Peacock's dissatisfaction with the party's direction under Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. Fraser beat Peacock's challenge for the leadership of the Liberal Party, 54 votes to 27.[1]
Background
On 16 April 1981 Andrew Peacock suddenly resigned from the Cabinet, accusing Prime Minister Fraser of constant interference in his portfolio. This prompted much speculation that intended to challenge Fraser for the leadership.[2]
Almost exactly a year later, after a disappointing by election defeat and days after the party's defeat in the Victorian state election (losing power after 27 years), on 5 April 1982 Peacock declared his intention to challenge Fraser, saying "The results of recent elections have shown that the Liberal Party has lost the broad community support which it requires to govern effectively.".[3]
The day before the spill Deputy Leader Phillip Lynch announced his resignation stating that "I believe that this is the time to seek the talents of a younger man for the position." This prompted talk of a ticket of Peacock for Leader and Treasurer John Howard for Deputy[4]
Candidates
- Malcolm Fraser, incumbent Leader, Prime Minister of Australia, Member for Wannon
- Andrew Peacock, former Minister for Industrial Relations, Member for Kooyong
Results
The following tables gives the ballot results:[5]
Leadership ballot
| Name | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Fraser | 54 | 66.7 | |
| Andrew Peacock | 27 | 33.3 | |
Deputy leadership ballot
| Candidate | First round | Second round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | John Howard | 34 | 45 |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Michael MacKellar | 18 | 27 |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Michael Hodgman | 22 | 9 |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Ian Viner | 5 | Шаблон:N/A |
| Informal | 1 | 0 | |
| Abstention | 1 | 0 | |
Aftermath
Following his victory Fraser returned Peacock to the Cabinet, replacing the retiring Lynch. It was however not enough to maintain his prime ministership for long, 11 months later he lost a snap federal election to Bob Hawke's Labor Party and resigned, leaving Peacock to take the leadership.
References
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- 1982 political party leadership elections
- 1982 elections in Australia
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