1959 Australian Labor Party leadership spill
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79:
86:
1632:
1440:
1435:
1420:
1193:
1188:
1173:
1445:
1198:
1391:
670:
1755:
1760:
195:. Evatt was re-elected by a lower than expected margin of only 14 votes. The closeness of the ballot further highlighted the dissatisfaction with Evatt's leadership.
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1203:
1178:
58:
897:
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1565:
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48:
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1895:
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1137:
1122:
1102:
342:
1117:
1112:
1107:
316:
927:
665:
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268:
192:
922:
710:
309:
982:
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1157:
1061:
1023:
917:
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1784:
952:
1657:
1615:
1147:
1132:
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599:
1018:
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836:
801:
791:
589:
172:
1624:
1412:
1369:
1008:
962:
846:
831:
806:
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786:
776:
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720:
332:
168:
20:
1152:
977:
972:
957:
826:
816:
771:
761:
756:
746:
856:
821:
811:
8:
841:
725:
715:
705:
695:
690:
675:
290:
1877:
1142:
1028:
861:
680:
650:
1400:
766:
700:
624:
487:
378:
164:
24:
947:
741:
629:
529:
519:
504:
781:
634:
549:
409:
199:
1929:
1077:
614:
609:
559:
554:
524:
514:
468:
415:
384:
360:
1127:
584:
579:
534:
509:
481:
434:
367:
353:
1051:
604:
594:
569:
544:
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373:
301:
229:
188:
149:
137:
97:
1082:
1056:
619:
564:
475:
461:
248:
184:
103:
1404:
427:
574:
78:
85:
1399:
191:following Evatt's third defeat at the polls in the
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128:
210:The following table gives the ballot results:
1385:
317:
202:was re-elected as deputy leader unopposed.
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1378:
331:
324:
310:
1941:1959 political party leadership elections
1936:Australian Labor Party leadership spills
171:(ALP), then the opposition party in the
1928:
1373:
1123:1975 Australian constitutional crisis
1103:History of the Australian Labor Party
305:
187:unsuccessfully challenged ALP leader
13:
288:"Dr. Evatt Back as Party Leader".
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269:1958 Australian federal election
175:, was held on 16 February 1959.
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294:. 17 February 1959. p. 1.
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178:
948:Australian Capital Territory
7:
262:
10:
1957:
1148:Norfolk Island Labor Party
205:
1909:
1876:
1783:
1656:
1623:
1614:
1411:
1166:
1095:
1070:
1044:
1037:
1014:Australian Fabian Society
991:
936:
870:
734:
643:
497:
341:
215:
183:Senior Labor left-winger
126:
69:
42:
30:
1019:Chifley Research Centre
173:Parliament of Australia
1009:Australian Young Labor
334:Australian Labor Party
169:Australian Labor Party
133:Leader before election
21:Australian Labor Party
1153:The light on the hill
198:At the same caucus,
1133:Federal Labor (NSW)
999:National Conference
898:Beazley (1996–2001)
27:
1004:National Executive
992:Party institutions
958:Northern Territory
291:The Canberra Times
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1403:and elections in
1401:Leadership spills
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1366:
1158:Tree of Knowledge
1143:Industrial Groups
1091:
1090:
1062:Independent Labor
1029:John Curtin House
983:Western Australia
913:Beazley (2005–06)
883:Whitlam (1975–77)
878:Whitlam (1967–72)
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259:
161:
160:
157:
156:
122:
121:
110:Caucus vote
65:
64:
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1621:
1620:
1394:
1387:
1380:
1371:
1370:
1167:Leadership votes
1042:
1041:
940:
625:Anthony Albanese
488:Anthony Albanese
379:Matthew Charlton
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335:
326:
319:
312:
303:
302:
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285:
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165:leadership spill
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1913:New South Wales
1911:See spills of:
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1775:
1652:
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1407:
1398:
1368:
1363:
1162:
1087:
1066:
1033:
987:
968:South Australia
953:New South Wales
938:
932:
871:Shadow cabinets
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730:
639:
630:Tanya Plibersek
530:Arthur Blakeley
520:Albert Gardiner
505:Gregor McGregor
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265:
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181:
152:
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140:
135:
127:
38:
33:
31:
23:
12:
11:
5:
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1910:
1907:
1906:
1904:
1903:
1898:
1893:
1888:
1882:
1880:
1874:
1873:
1871:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1789:
1787:
1785:National Party
1781:
1780:
1777:
1776:
1774:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1743:
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1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
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1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1417:
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1409:
1408:
1397:
1396:
1389:
1382:
1374:
1365:
1364:
1362:
1361:
1356:
1351:
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1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
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1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
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1168:
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1163:
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1155:
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1089:
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1080:
1074:
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1065:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1048:
1046:
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1024:Federal Caucus
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1016:
1011:
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993:
989:
988:
986:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
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944:
942:
939:State branches
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930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
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872:
868:
867:
865:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
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754:
749:
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738:
736:
732:
731:
729:
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723:
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673:
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658:
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647:
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635:Richard Marles
632:
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617:
612:
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597:
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587:
582:
577:
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567:
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557:
552:
550:Arthur Calwell
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
501:
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498:Deputy leaders
495:
494:
492:
491:
484:
479:
472:
465:
458:
453:
448:
443:
438:
431:
424:
419:
412:
410:Arthur Calwell
407:
402:
395:
388:
381:
376:
371:
364:
357:
349:
347:
339:
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329:
328:
321:
314:
306:
298:
297:
279:
278:
276:
273:
272:
271:
264:
261:
258:
257:
254:
251:
246:
243:
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232:
227:
224:
223:
220:
217:
207:
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200:Arthur Calwell
180:
177:
159:
158:
155:
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145:Elected Leader
142:
124:
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120:
119:
116:
111:
107:
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101:
94:
90:
89:
82:
75:
67:
66:
63:
62:
56:
51:
40:
39:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1782:
1772:
1769:
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1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
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1749:
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1737:
1734:
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1699:
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1634:
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1616:Liberal Party
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1602:
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1479:
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1217:
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1210:
1207:
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1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1171:
1169:
1165:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1094:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1078:Ferguson Left
1076:
1075:
1073:
1069:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1043:
1040:
1036:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
996:
994:
990:
984:
981:
979:
976:
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971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
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951:
949:
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935:
929:
926:
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921:
919:
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906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
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891:
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884:
881:
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869:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
739:
737:
733:
727:
724:
722:
719:
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714:
712:
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689:
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669:
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664:
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654:
652:
649:
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642:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
615:Julia Gillard
613:
611:
610:Jenny Macklin
608:
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603:
601:
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596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
560:Lance Barnard
558:
556:
555:Gough Whitlam
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
525:James Scullin
523:
521:
518:
516:
515:George Pearce
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
502:
500:
496:
490:
489:
485:
483:
480:
478:
477:
473:
471:
470:
469:Julia Gillard
466:
464:
463:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
436:
432:
430:
429:
425:
423:
420:
418:
417:
416:Gough Whitlam
413:
411:
408:
406:
403:
401:
400:
396:
394:
393:
389:
387:
386:
385:James Scullin
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
369:
365:
363:
362:
361:Andrew Fisher
358:
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193:1958 election
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60:
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50:
47:←
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41:
29:
26:
22:
16:
1490:
1243:
1138:Gang of Four
1128:Faceless men
600:Gareth Evans
585:Paul Keating
580:Lionel Bowen
535:Ted Theodore
510:Billy Hughes
486:
482:Bill Shorten
474:
467:
460:
435:Paul Keating
433:
426:
414:
397:
390:
383:
368:Billy Hughes
366:
359:
354:Chris Watson
352:
289:
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239:
234:
209:
197:
182:
162:
148:
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113:
96:
53:
15:
1413:Labor Party
1052:Labor Right
644:Governments
605:Simon Crean
595:Kim Beazley
570:Frank Crean
545:H. V. Evatt
540:Frank Forde
456:Kim Beazley
451:Mark Latham
446:Simon Crean
441:Kim Beazley
422:Bill Hayden
405:H. V. Evatt
399:Ben Chifley
392:John Curtin
374:Frank Tudor
230:H. V. Evatt
222:Percentage
189:H. V. Evatt
150:H. V. Evatt
138:H. V. Evatt
118:32 (41.0%)
98:H. V. Evatt
1930:Categories
1761:2015 (Sep)
1756:2015 (Feb)
1601:2013 (Oct)
1596:2013 (Jun)
1591:2013 (Mar)
1566:2003 (Dec)
1561:2003 (Jun)
1546:1991 (Dec)
1541:1991 (Jun)
1526:1977 (Dec)
1521:1977 (May)
1354:2013 (Oct)
1349:2013 (Jun)
1344:2013 (Mar)
1319:2003 (Dec)
1314:2003 (Jun)
1299:1991 (Dec)
1294:1991 (Jun)
1279:1977 (Dec)
1274:1977 (May)
1118:1955 split
1113:1931 split
1108:1916 split
1083:Lang Labor
1071:Historical
1057:Labor Left
963:Queensland
735:Ministries
620:Wayne Swan
590:Brian Howe
565:Jim Cairns
476:Kevin Rudd
462:Kevin Rudd
275:References
249:Eddie Ward
185:Eddie Ward
179:Background
114:46 (59.0%)
104:Eddie Ward
93:Candidate
1405:Australia
847:Gillard 1
832:Keating 1
797:Whitlam 1
787:Chifley 1
428:Bob Hawke
1917:Victoria
1038:Factions
978:Victoria
973:Tasmania
928:Albanese
862:Albanese
772:Curtin 1
747:Fisher 1
726:Albanese
656:Fisher I
575:Tom Uren
263:See also
1658:Liberal
1096:History
1045:Current
923:Shorten
812:Hawke 1
767:Scullin
721:Rudd II
716:Gillard
706:Keating
696:Whitlam
691:Chifley
676:Scullin
344:Leaders
206:Results
167:of the
74:
1878:Greens
908:Latham
888:Hayden
857:Rudd 2
842:Rudd 1
762:Hughes
742:Watson
711:Rudd I
681:Curtin
671:Hughes
651:Watson
256:41.03
219:Votes
903:Crean
893:Hawke
782:Forde
701:Hawke
686:Forde
240:58.97
216:Name
19:1959
1901:2020
1896:2015
1891:2012
1886:2005
1868:2022
1863:2021
1858:2020
1853:2018
1848:2016
1843:2007
1838:2005
1833:1999
1828:1990
1823:1989
1818:1984
1813:1971
1808:1958
1803:1941
1798:1939
1793:1921
1771:2022
1766:2018
1751:2009
1746:2008
1741:2007
1736:1995
1731:1994
1726:1993
1721:1990
1716:1989
1711:1987
1706:1985
1701:1983
1696:1982
1691:1975
1686:1972
1681:1971
1676:1969
1671:1968
1666:1966
1648:1943
1643:1941
1638:1939
1633:1931
1606:2019
1586:2012
1581:2010
1576:2006
1571:2005
1556:2001
1551:1996
1536:1983
1531:1982
1516:1976
1511:1968
1506:1967
1501:1966
1496:1960
1491:1959
1486:1956
1481:1954
1476:1951
1471:1945
1466:1935
1461:1931
1456:1928
1451:1922
1446:1920
1441:1916
1436:1915
1431:1913
1426:1907
1421:1901
1359:2019
1339:2012
1334:2010
1329:2006
1324:2005
1309:2001
1304:1996
1289:1983
1284:1982
1269:1976
1264:1968
1259:1967
1254:1966
1249:1960
1244:1959
1239:1956
1234:1954
1229:1951
1224:1945
1219:1935
1214:1931
1209:1928
1204:1922
1199:1920
1194:1916
1189:1915
1184:1913
1179:1907
1174:1901
918:Rudd
59:1960
49:1956
1625:UAP
666:III
253:32
1932::
1915:•
661:II
235:46
163:A
1393:e
1386:t
1379:v
852:2
837:2
827:4
822:3
817:2
807:3
802:2
792:2
777:2
757:3
752:2
325:e
318:t
311:v
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