Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1988. In addition to the 15 members elected, the Leader ( Neil Kinnock), Deputy Leader ( Roy Hattersley), Labour Chief Whip ( Derek Foster), Labour Leader in the House of Lords ( Cledwyn Hughes), and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party ( Stan Orme) were automatically members. [1]
The 15 winners of the election are listed below: [1]
Colour key |
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet |
---|---|
Joined the Shadow Cabinet | |
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet |
Rank |
Candidate |
Constituency |
Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | 155 |
2 | John Smith | Monklands East | 144 |
3 | Gerald Kaufman | Manchester Gorton | 129 |
4 | David Clark | South Shields | 128 |
5† | Robin Cook | Livingston | 119 |
5† | Donald Dewar | Glasgow Garscadden | 119 |
7† | Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | 116 |
7† | Bryan Gould | Dagenham | 116 |
9 | Tony Blair | Sedgefield | 111 |
10 | Michael Meacher | Oldham West | 109 |
11 | Jack Straw | Blackburn | 100 |
12 | Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | 96 |
13 | John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | 94 |
14 | Jack Cunningham | Copeland | 88 |
15 | Jo Richardson | Barking | 86 |
† Multiple candidates tied for position.
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1988. In addition to the 15 members elected, the Leader ( Neil Kinnock), Deputy Leader ( Roy Hattersley), Labour Chief Whip ( Derek Foster), Labour Leader in the House of Lords ( Cledwyn Hughes), and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party ( Stan Orme) were automatically members. [1]
The 15 winners of the election are listed below: [1]
Colour key |
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet |
---|---|
Joined the Shadow Cabinet | |
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet |
Rank |
Candidate |
Constituency |
Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | 155 |
2 | John Smith | Monklands East | 144 |
3 | Gerald Kaufman | Manchester Gorton | 129 |
4 | David Clark | South Shields | 128 |
5† | Robin Cook | Livingston | 119 |
5† | Donald Dewar | Glasgow Garscadden | 119 |
7† | Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | 116 |
7† | Bryan Gould | Dagenham | 116 |
9 | Tony Blair | Sedgefield | 111 |
10 | Michael Meacher | Oldham West | 109 |
11 | Jack Straw | Blackburn | 100 |
12 | Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | 96 |
13 | John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | 94 |
14 | Jack Cunningham | Copeland | 88 |
15 | Jo Richardson | Barking | 86 |
† Multiple candidates tied for position.