Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1973. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader ( Harold Wilson), Deputy Leader ( Edward Short), Labour Chief Whip ( Bob Mellish), Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party ( Fred Willey), Labour Leader in the House of Lords ( Baron Shackleton), and Labour Chief Whip in the Lords ( Baroness Llewelyn-Davies) were automatically members. The Labour Lords elected one further member, Baron Champion. [1]
The 12 winners of the election are listed below: [1]
Colour key |
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet |
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Joined the Shadow Cabinet | |
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet |