1992 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election information
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet took place in July 1992. Shadow Cabinet elections generally take place at the beginning of a parliamentary session, but the 1992 vote was postponed until a new leader was elected to replace Neil Kinnock. Under the rules then in effect, the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party elected 18 members of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, who were then assigned portfolios by the leader. The Commons members of the PLP separately elected the Chief Whip, and the Labour peers elected the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. In addition, the Leader of the Labour Party and Deputy Leader (John Smith and Margaret Beckett, respectively) were members by virtue of those offices. The 18 elected members of the Shadow Cabinet were the ones with the largest number of votes, except that the three women with the most votes would be included in the 18, even if they were not among the top 18 based on the number of votes.
Colour key
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Joined the Shadow Cabinet
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1
Gordon Brown
Dunfermline East
165
2
Tony Blair
Sedgefield
150
3
Robin Cook
Livingston
149
4
Frank Dobson
Holborn and St Pancras
140
5
John Prescott
Kingston upon Hull East
137
6†
Bryan Gould
Dagenham
135
6†
Harriet Harman
Peckham
135
6†
Mo Mowlam
Redcar
135
6†
Chris Smith
Islington South and Finsbury
135
10
Ann Clwyd
Cynon Valley
133
11
Ann Taylor
Dewsbury
129
12
Jack Cunningham
Copeland
124
13
Michael Meacher
Oldham West
122
14
Donald Dewar
Glasgow Garscadden
121
15
David Blunkett
Sheffield Brightside
112
16
Jack Straw
Blackburn
111
17
Tom Clarke
Monklands West
105
18
David Clark
South Shields
104
19
Ron Davies
Caerphilly
89
20
George Robertson
Hamilton
82
21
Barry Jones
Alyn and Deeside
80
22
Clare Short
Birmingham Ladywood
73
23†
Dawn Primarolo
Bristol South
71
23†
Joyce Quin
Gateshead East
71
25
Hilary Armstrong
North West Durham
70
26
Martin O'Neill
Clackmannan
63
27
Jo Richardson
Barking
62
28
Kevin McNamara
Kingston upon Hull North
61
29
Stuart Bell
Middlesbrough
60
30
Chris Mullin
Sunderland South
58
31
George Foulkes
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
57
32
Derek Fatchett
Leeds Central
54
33†
Henry McLeish
Central Fife
53
33†
Clive Soley
Hammersmith
53
35
Llin Golding
Newcastle-under-Lyme
51
36†
Mildred Gordon
Bow and Poplar
47
36†
Tony Benn
Chesterfield
47
38
Jeff Rooker
Birmingham Perry Barr
44
39†
Tony Banks
Newham North West
42
39†
Bruce Grocott
The Wrekin
42
41
Mark Fisher
Stoke-on-Trent Central
41
42†
Alun Michael
Cardiff West
39
42†
Gavin Strang
Edinburgh East
39
44
John Marek
Wrexham
38
45
Alf Morris
Manchester Wythenshawe
37
46
Tony Lloyd
Stretford
33
47
Barry Sheerman
Huddersfield
31
48†
Graham Allen
Nottingham North
29
48†
Bernie Grant
Tottenham
29
50†
Dennis Canavan
Falkirk West
26
50†
John Garrett
Norwich South
26
52
Austin Mitchell
Great Grimsby
20
53
Stuart Randall
Kingston upon Hull West
19
† Multiple candidates tied for position.
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