1951 Australian Labor Party leadership election information
1951 Australian Labor Party Leadership election
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20 June 1951
1954 →
Candidate
H. V. Evatt
Caucus vote
Unopposed
Leader before election
Ben Chifley
Elected Leader
H. V. Evatt
A leadership election in the Australian Labor Party, then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 20 June 1951. It saw the election of Leader H. V. Evatt as leader following the death of sitting leader Ben Chifley.
As deputy leader, Evatt became acting leader of the party upon Chifley's death on 13 June. Prior to the meeting, there was speculation that Arthur Calwell would also contest the leadership, however by 19 June he had decided not to run.[1] As a result, Evatt was elected unopposed. In the ballot for the deputy leadership, Calwell defeated Percy Clarey by nine votes on the third ballot, following the elimination of Eddie Ward and Allan Fraser:[2]
Candidate
Constituency
1st ballot
2nd ballot
3rd ballot
Arthur Calwell
Melbourne (VIC)
38
36
45
Percy Clarey
Bendigo (VIC)
18
27
36
Eddie Ward
East Sydney (NSW)
16
18
Eliminated
Allan Fraser
Eden-Monaro (NSW)
9
Eliminated
Eliminated
^"Supporters of Evatt Confident". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1951.
^"Labour's new head: Evatt unopposed". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 June 1951.
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