1984 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election explained

The results of elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") were announced on 26 October 1984.[1] In addition to the 15 members elected, the Leader (Neil Kinnock), Deputy Leader (Roy Hattersley), Labour Chief Whip (Michael Cocks), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (Cledwyn Hughes), and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (Jack Dormand) were automatically members.

Rank
Prior
rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1 2Gerald KaufmanManchester Gorton127
21Denis HealeyLeeds East117
3=5Jack CunninghamCopeland106
3=13Stan OrmeSalford East106
54John SmithMonklands East104
63Peter ShoreBethnal Green and Stepney99
78Peter ArcherWarley West93
8=9Barry JonesAlyn and Deeside89
8=6John PrescottKingston upon Hull East89
1012=Gwyneth DunwoodyCrewe and Nantwich88
1112=Michael MeacherOldham West83
12=18Denzil DaviesLlanelli81
12=12=Giles RadiceNorth Durham81
14Donald DewarGlasgow Garscadden75
1510Robin CookLivingston71

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    1. Keesing's Contemporary Archives, Volume 30, p.xxviii