1963 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election explained

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1963. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Harold Wilson), Deputy Leader (George Brown), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (A. V. Alexander), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (the Earl of Lucan) were automatically members.^[1]

All existing members of the Shadow Cabinet were re-elected. However, as Wilson had succeeded to the leadership of the party, he did not need to stand in the election, and Douglas Jay won the newly available seat.

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

Rank	Candidate	Constituency	Votes
1			184
2			175
3			164
4			159
5			156
6			146
7			143
8			137
9=			135
9=			135
11			135
12			123
13			102
14			90
15			82
16			78
17			77
18			72
19			64
20			58
21			57
22=			55
22=			55
24			52
25			50
26			46
27			42
28			40
29			37

Notes and References

News: Greenfield . Edward . All 'Shadow' Cabinet members re-elected . The Guardian . 22 November 1963.

Rank	Candidate	Constituency	Votes
1			184
2			175
3			164
4			159
5			156
6			146
7			143
8			137
9=			135
9=			135
11			135
12			123
13			102
14			90
15			82
16			78
17			77
18			72
19			64
20			58
21			57
22=			55
22=			55
24			52
25			50
26			46
27			42
28			40
29			37

Rank	Candidate	Constituency	Votes
1			184
2			175
3			164
4			159
5			156
6			146
7			143
8			137
9=			135
9=			135
11			135
12			123
13			102
14			90
15			82
16			78
17			77
18			72
19			64
20			58
21			57
22=			55
22=			55
24			52
25			50
26			46
27			42
28			40
29			37

Rank	Candidate	Constituency	Votes
1			184
2			175
3			164
4			159
5			156
6			146
7			143
8			137
9=			135
9=			135
11			135
12			123
13			102
14			90
15			82
16			78
17			77
18			72
19			64
20			58
21			57
22=			55
22=			55
24			52
25			50
26			46
27			42
28			40
29			37