1955_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election

1955 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

1955 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

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Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1955. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Clement Attlee), Deputy Leader (Herbert Morrison), Labour Chief Whip (William Whiteley), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (William Jowitt) were automatically members.

The 12 winners of the election are listed below:[1][2]

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† Multiple candidates tied for position.


References

  1. Haseler, Stephen (1969). The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64. p. 37.
  2. "New Shadow Cabinet". The Times. 24 June 1955. p. 10.

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