1968 Australian Labor Party leadership spill information
1968 Australian Labor Party Leadership spill
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30 April 1968
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Candidate
Gough Whitlam
Jim Cairns
Caucus vote
38 (54.3%)
32 (45.7%)
Leader before election
Gough Whitlam
Elected Leader
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]
^Gaul, Jonathan (1 May 1968). "Leadership Vote Fails to Heal A.L.P. Dispute: Whitlam faces new left-wing revolt". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
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