1962 Labour Party deputy leadership election
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Only ballot: 8 November 1962 | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
George Brown | 133 | 56.4 | |
Harold Wilson | 103 | 43.6 | |
George Brown re-elected |
References
[edit]- http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine