1932_Labour_Party_leadership_election

1932 Labour Party leadership election

1932 Labour Party leadership election

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The 1932 Labour Party leadership election took place after the defeat of the Labour Party in the 1931 general election and the defeat in his own constituency of the party leader, Arthur Henderson. Labour was reduced from 287 members to 46 members; George Lansbury was the only senior member of the Labour leadership to retain his seat.

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As the only candidate to stand, Lansbury was elected leader unopposed by the Parliamentary Labour Party.[1]

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    "Labour Party". Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

References

  • Shepherd, John (2002), George Lansbury: At the Heart of Old Labour, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-820164-8


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