1959 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election explained

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1959. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader (Aneurin Bevan), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (A. V. Alexander), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (Lord Faringdon) were automatically members.^[1]

Full results are listed below:

Colour key	bgcolor=ffdd88	Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
	Joined the Shadow Cabinet
	Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet

Rank	Candidate	Constituency	Votes
1			167
2			149
3			144
4			142
5			137
6			121
7			118
8			106
9			101
10			94
11			92
12			90
13			89
14			87
15			86
16			85
17			76
18			74
19			66
20			60
21			58
22			54
23			52
24			51
25			50
26			46
27			45
28			39
29†			38
29†			38
31			36
32			33
33			29
34			28
35			25
36			23
37†			22
37†			22
39			21
40†			19
40†			19

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

Notes and References

1. News: Four New Members of Shadow Cabinet. The Times. 6 November 1959. 12.