Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1922
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The Labour Party leadership election of 1922 was the first leadership election for the posts of Chairman and Leader of the Parlimamentary Labour Party. The post had previously been known simply as "Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party".
The election took place when incumbent leader John Clynes was challenged by former leader Ramsay Macdonald. Ramsay Macdonald opposed the way Clynes ruled the party .
The election took place on the 21 November. Macdonald took 60 votes to Clynes' 57. As a result, Macdonald won the leadership election with a majority of 3. He remained in place until 1931, when he was expelled from the party, and Arthur Henderson took charge.
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