| Election Name: | 1968 Australian Labor Party Leadership spill |
| Country: | Australia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Vote Type: | Caucus |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1967 Australian Labor Party leadership election |
| Previous Year: | 1967 |
| Next Election: | 1976 Australian Labor Party leadership spill |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | 30 April 1968 |
| Candidate1: | Gough Whitlam |
| Colour1: | DC241F |
| Popular Vote1: | 38 (54.3%) |
| Candidate2: | Jim Cairns |
| Colour2: | DC241F |
| Popular Vote2: | 32 (45.7%) |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | Gough Whitlam |
| After Election: | Gough Whitlam |
A leadership spill in the Australian Labor Party, the party of opposition in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 30 April 1968. It followed leader Gough Whitlam's decision to resign the leadership following the party executives refusal to seat new Tasmanian delegate Brian Harradine, to which Whitlam demanded a vote of confidence from his caucus. Whitlam received 38 votes to left-winger Jim Cairns' 32 in an unexpectedly close poll.[1]
The following table gives the ballot results:
| Name | Votes | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gough Whitlam | 38 | 54.28 | ||
| Jim Cairns | 32 | 45.72 | ||