1952 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election explained

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1952. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Clement Attlee), Deputy Leader (Herbert Morrison), Labour Chief Whip (William Whiteley), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (William Jowitt) were automatically members.

The results of the election are listed below:[1] [2]

Colour
key
bgcolor=ffdd88 Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Joined the Shadow Cabinet
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1 194
2 179
3 148
4 141
5 140
6 137
7 130
8 124
9 121
10 113
11 111
12 108
13 94
14 93
15 92
16 91
17 77
18 71

Notes and References

  1. Book: Haseler, Stephen . The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64 . 1969 . 37 .
  2. News: Labour "Shadow Cabinet". The Times. 20 November 1952. 8.