Election Name: | Liberal Party of Australia Leadership spill, 1985 |
Flag Image: | Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Vote Type: | Caucus |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, 1983 |
Previous Year: | 1983 |
Next Election: | Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, 1987 |
Next Year: | 1987 |
Election Date: | 5 September 1985 |
Candidate1: | John Howard |
Colour1: | 0047AB |
Popular Vote1: | 57 |
Percentage1: | 81.4% |
Candidate2: | Jim Carlton |
Colour2: | 0047AB |
Popular Vote2: | 6 |
Percentage2: | 8.6% |
1Blank: | Seat |
1Data1: | Bennelong (NSW) |
1Data2: | Mackellar (NSW) |
Leader | |
Before Election: | Andrew Peacock |
After Election: | John Howard |
There was a change of leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia on 5 September 1985 with John Howard replacing Andrew Peacock.
A spill of the deputy leadership of the party took place on that day, Peacock attempting to replace John Howard with his preferred candidate John Moore. The spill was won by Howard over Moore by 38 votes to 31 with 7 members abstaining.[1]
Upon rejection of his candidate for the deputy leadership, Andrew Peacock resigned and was replaced by John Howard as leader defeating Jim Carlton 57 votes to 6.[1] The Deputy leadership was then filled by Neil Brown defeating 11 others (including Moore) for the position.
Election Name: | Liberal Party of Australia deputy leadership ballot, 1985 |
Flag Image: | Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Vote Type: | Caucus |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1983 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election |
Previous Year: | 1983 |
Candidate1: | John Howard |
Colour1: | 0047AB |
Popular Vote1: | 38 (50.0%) |
Candidate2: | John Moore |
Colour2: | 0047AB |
Popular Vote2: | 31 (40.8%) |
Deputy Leader | |
Before Election: | John Howard |
After Election: | John Howard |
Support | Votes | |
---|---|---|
Yes | 35 | |
No | 34 |
Name | Final ballot | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
John Howard | 38 | 50.0 | ||
John Moore | 31 | 40.8 | ||
Informal | 7 | 9.2 |
Election Name: | Liberal Party of Australia deputy leadership ballot, 1985 |
Flag Image: | Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Vote Type: | Caucus |
Ongoing: | no |
Next Election: | 1987 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill |
Next Year: | 1987 |
1Blank: | Seat |
Candidate1: | Neil Brown |
Colour1: | 0047AB |
Popular Vote1: | 36 |
Percentage1: | 51.4% |
1Data1: | Menzies (Vic.) |
Colour2: | 0047AB |
Popular Vote2: | 15 |
Percentage2: | 21.4% |
1Data2: | Goldstein (Vic.) |
Candidate4: | John Moore |
Colour4: | 0047AB |
Popular Vote4: | 11 |
Percentage4: | 15.7% |
1Data4: | Ryan (Qld.) |
Candidate5: | Peter Shack |
Colour5: | 0047AB |
Popular Vote5: | 8 |
Percentage5: | 11.4% |
1Data5: | Tangney (WA) |
Deputy Leader | |
Before Election: | John Howard |
After Election: | Neil Brown |
The following tables gives the ballot results:
Name | Votes | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
John Howard | 57 | 81.4 | ||
Jim Carlton | 6 | 8.6 | ||
Informal | 7 | 10.0 |
Candidate | Final ballot | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Brown | 36 | 51.4 | |||
Ian Macphee | 15 | 21.4 | |||
John Moore | 11 | 15.7 | |||
Peter Shack | 8 | 11.4 |
Other candidates in order of elimination: