Английская Википедия:1985 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill
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There was a change of leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia on 5 September 1985 with John Howard replacing Andrew Peacock.
A spill of the deputy leadership of the party took place on that day, Peacock attempting to replace John Howard with his preferred candidate John Moore. The spill was won by Howard over Moore by 38 votes to 31 with 7 members abstaining.[1]
Upon rejection of his candidate for the deputy leadership, Andrew Peacock resigned and was replaced by John Howard as leader defeating Jim Carlton 57 votes to 6.[1] The Deputy leadership was then filled by Neil Brown defeating 11 others (including Moore) for the position.
Background
Initial Deputy Candidates
- John Howard, incumbent Deputy Leader, Shadow Treasurer, Member for Bennelong
- John Moore, Shadow Minister for Communications, Member for Ryan
Withdrawn Candidates
- Michael Hodgman, Shadow Minister for Housing and Construction, Member for Denison[2]
Initial Results
Spill motion to vacate deputy leadership
| Support | Votes |
|---|---|
| Yes | 35 |
| No | 34 |
Deputy leadership ballot
| Name | Final ballot | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Howard | 38 | 50.0 | |
| John Moore | 31 | 40.8 | |
| Informal | 7 | 9.2 | |
Final Candidates
- Jim Carlton, former Shadow Minister for Health, Member for Mackellar
- John Howard, incumbent Deputy Leader, Member for Bennelong
Results
The following tables gives the ballot results:
Leadership ballot
| Name | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Howard | 57 | 81.4 | |
| Jim Carlton | 6 | 8.6 | |
| Informal | 7 | 10.0 | |
Deputy leadership ballot
| Candidate | Final ballot | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Neil Brown | 36 | 51.4 |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Ian Macphee | 15 | 21.4 |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | John Moore | 11 | 15.7 |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Peter Shack | 8 | 11.4 |
Other candidates in order of elimination:
- Julian Beale and Roger Shipton
- David Connolly
- Steele Hall
- Michael MacKellar
- Wilson Tuckey
- Michael Hodgman
- Jim Carlton
Aftermath
References
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