Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election, 1994
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A Labour party deputy leadership election took place in 1994 following the death of John Smith. Margaret Beckett had previously been elected deputy leader of the party in 1992 and had acted as the interim leader of the opposition since Smith's death on 12 May.
Elections were held concurrently for both Leader and Deputy Leader of the party, with the results announced on 21 July 1994. There were three candidates for Leader: Margaret Beckett, Tony Blair and John Prescott, but Blair did not stand for deputy leadership. Blair went on to win the leadership election and Prescott won the deputy leadership. Both Prescott and Beckett have held roles in Blair's cabinet for his entire time in office.
The election was conducted using the Labour party's electoral college which gave a third of the votes to the party's MPs and MEPs, a third to its rank and file members (the CLP) and the final third to affliated trade unions and societies, such as the Fabians.
[edit] Result
| Electoral College Vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | ||
| John Prescott | 56.5% | ||
| Margaret Beckett | 43.5% | ||
| John Prescott elected | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Leadership Selection and Party Renewal, Universities of Toronto & Essex
| Labour Party (UK) Deputy leadership elections |
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| 1970 (Short) | 1976 (Foot) | 1980 (Healey) | 1981 (Healey) | 1983 (Hattersley) | 1988 (Hattersley) | 1992 (Beckett) | 1994 (Prescott) | 2007 (Harman) |
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