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1960 Australian Labor Party leadership election

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This marked the first time that the party elected a new leader which wasn't triggered by the death of an incumbent leader since the retirement of former Prime Minister James Scullin as leader in 1935.
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It followed the retirement of previous leader 1132: 685: 675: 650: 625: 620: 536: 531: 526: 521: 502: 485: 479: 472: 454: 382: 172: 137: 1163: 1137: 700: 645: 556: 542: 325: 303: 187: 78: 1485: 508: 655: 1480: 85: 2008: 128: 261:The following table gives the ballot results: 206:The following table gives the ballot results: 1466: 398: 350: 1473: 1459: 412: 405: 391: 2022:1960 political party leadership elections 2017:Australian Labor Party leadership spills 2009: 1454: 1204:1975 Australian constitutional crisis 1184:History of the Australian Labor Party 386: 13: 14: 2033: 179:'s 30 in a caucus ballot. Future 335: 256: 84: 77: 32: 175:. Calwell received 42 votes to 364: 167:, the opposition party in the 1: 371:"Calwell New A.L.P. Leader". 357: 1029:Australian Capital Territory 190:to become Calwell's deputy. 7: 163:A leadership ballot in the 10: 2038: 1229:Norfolk Island Labor Party 375:. 8 March 1960. p. 1. 196: 1990: 1957: 1864: 1737: 1704: 1695: 1492: 1247: 1176: 1151: 1125: 1118: 1095:Australian Fabian Society 1072: 1017: 951: 815: 724: 578: 422: 266: 211: 201: 126: 69: 42: 30: 1100:Chifley Research Centre 169:Parliament of Australia 1090:Australian Young Labor 415:Australian Labor Party 165:Australian Labor Party 133:Leader before election 21:Australian Labor Party 1234:The light on the hill 1214:Federal Labor (NSW) 1080:National Conference 979:Beazley (1996–2001) 27: 25:Leadership election 1085:National Executive 1073:Party institutions 1039:Northern Territory 373:The Canberra Times 18: 2004: 2003: 1860: 1859: 1484:and elections in 1482:Leadership spills 1448: 1447: 1239:Tree of Knowledge 1224:Industrial Groups 1172: 1171: 1143:Independent Labor 1110:John Curtin House 1064:Western Australia 994:Beazley 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Index

Australian Labor Party
Leadership election
1959
1966


Arthur Calwell
Reg Pollard
H. V. Evatt
Arthur Calwell
Australian Labor Party
Parliament of Australia
H. V. Evatt
Reg Pollard
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Eddie Ward
Arthur Calwell
Reg Pollard
Gough Whitlam
Eddie Ward
Les Haylen
Jim Harrison
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Australian Labor Party
Leaders
Chris Watson
Andrew Fisher

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