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1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election

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1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election

← 1960

12 November 1961 (1961-11-12)

1962 →

Candidate

George Brown

Popular vote

169

56

Percentage

75.1%

24.9%

Deputy Leader before election

Elected Deputy Leader

The 1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 12 November 1961, after sitting deputy leader George Brown was challenged by Barbara Castle, who became the first woman to run for either leader or deputy leader of the Labour Party.

Candidates[edit]

George Brown, incumbent Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Member of Parliament for Belper
Barbara Castle, Member of Parliament for Blackburn

Results[edit]

Only ballot: 12 November 1961

Candidate

Votes

%

George Brown

169

75.1

56

24.9

George Brown re-elected

Sources[edit]

http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine

See also[edit]

1961 Labour Party leadership election

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