A leadership election in the Australian Labor Party, then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 8 February 1967. It followed the resignation of previous leader Arthur Calwell. The contest was won by Calwell's deputy Gough Whitlam in a caucus ballot.[1]
Results
Leader
The following table gives the ballot results:
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | 3rd ballot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gough Whitlam | 32 | 33 | 39 | |
| Jim Cairns | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| Frank Crean | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
| Fred Daly | 6 | 8 | Eliminated | |
| Kim Beazley | 3 | Eliminated | ||
Deputy leader
The following table gives the ballot results:
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | 3rd ballot | 4th ballot | 5th ballot | 6th ballot | 7th ballot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Barnard | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 35 | |
| Jim Cairns | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 33 | |
| Frank Stewart | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | Eliminated | |
| Frank Crean | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Eliminated | ||
| Fred Daly | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Eliminated | |||
| Kim Beazley | 5 | 5 | 6 | Eliminated | ||||
| Gordon Bryant | 5 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Abstentions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Gaul, Jonathan (9 February 1967). "Mr Whitlam Leads ALP". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
