Australian Labor Party leadership election, 1967

Australian Labor Party
Leadership election, 1967
9 February 1967

 
Candidate Gough Whitlam Jim Cairns Frank Crean
First Ballot 33 15 12
Second Ballot 36 15 12
Third Ballot 39 15 14
 
Candidate Fred Daly Kim Beazley
First Ballot 6 3
Second Ballot 8 Eliminated
Third Ballot Eliminated Eliminated
Leader before election

Arthur Calwell

 Elected Leader

Gough Whitlam

A leadership election in the Australian Labor Party, then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 9 February 1967. It followed the resignation of previous leader Arthur Calwell. The contest was won by Calwell's deputy Gough Whitlam in a caucus ballot.[1]

Results

The following table gives the ballot results:

Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot 3rd ballot
Gough Whitlam 32 33 39
Jim Cairns 15 15 15
Frank Crean 12 12 14
Fred Daly 6 8 Eliminated
Kim Beazley 3 Eliminated


References

  1. ↑ Gaul, Jonathan (9 February 1967). "Mr Whitlam Leads ALP". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
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