1992 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
Elections to theLabour Party'sShadow Cabinettook place in July 1992. Shadow Cabinet elections generally take place at the beginning of a parliamentary session, but the 1992 vote was postponed until a new leader was elected to replaceNeil Kinnock.Under the rules then in effect, the Commons members of theParliamentary Labour Partyelected 18 members of theOfficial Opposition Shadow Cabinet,who were then assigned portfolios by the leader. The Commons members of the PLP separately elected theChief Whip,and the Labour peers elected the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. In addition, theLeader of the Labour Partyand Deputy Leader (John SmithandMargaret Beckett,respectively) were members by virtue of those offices. The 18 elected members of the Shadow Cabinet were the ones with the largest number of votes, except that the three women with the most votes would be included in the 18, even if they were not among the top 18 based on the number of votes.
Colour key |
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet |
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Joined the Shadow Cabinet | |
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet |
† Multiple candidates tied for position.
References[edit]
- "Shadow Cabinet Elections in the 1992 Parliament".Archived fromthe originalon 14 July 2010.Retrieved24 May2010.