December 1977 Australian Labor Party leadership election information
December 1977 Australian Labor Party Leadership election
← May 1977
22 December 1977
1982 →
Candidate
Bill Hayden
Lionel Bowen
Caucus vote
36 (56.3%)
28 (43.8%)
Leader before election
Gough Whitlam
Elected Leader
Bill Hayden
A leadership election of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 22 December 1977. Following the resignation of Gough Whitlam former Treasurer Bill Hayden was elected Labor's new leader winning 36 votes to 28 over Lionel Bowen who was then elected deputy leader.[1]
^Davidson, Gay (23 December 1977). "The Labor Leaders: Changes Mark a Swing to the Centre; Hayden Leader, Bowen deputy". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
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