1954 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election explained

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1954. 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 12 winners of the election are listed below:[1]

Colour
key
bgcolor=ffdd88 Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Joined the Shadow Cabinet
Rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1† 170
1† 170
3 164
4 147
5 142
6 140
7 126
8† 125
8† 125
10 124
11 121
12 120
† Multiple candidates tied for position.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Haseler, Stephen . The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64 . registration . 1969 . 37 .