1962 Labour Party deputy leadership election

1962 Labour Party deputy leadership election

8 November 1962 (1962-11-08)

Candidate George Brown Harold Wilson Popular vote 133 103 Percentage 56.4% 43.6%

Deputy Leader before election George Brown Elected Deputy Leader George Brown

The 1962 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 8 November 1962, after sitting deputy leader George Brown was challenged by Harold Wilson.

Candidates

• George Brown, incumbent Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Member of Parliament for Belper
• Harold Wilson, Shadow Foreign Secretary, Member of Parliament for Huyton

Results

Only ballot: 8 November 1962
Candidate		Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	George Brown	133	56.4
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Harold Wilson	103	43.6
George Brown re-elected

References

• http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm