The results of elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") were announced on 26 October 1984. [1] In addition to the 15 members elected, the Leader ( Neil Kinnock), Deputy Leader ( Roy Hattersley), Labour Chief Whip ( Michael Cocks), Labour Leader in the House of Lords ( Cledwyn Hughes), and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party ( Jack Dormand) were automatically members.
| Rank |
Prior rank |
Candidate |
Constituency |
Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gerald Kaufman | Manchester Gorton | 127 |
| 2 | 1 | Denis Healey | Leeds East | 117 |
| 3= | 5 | Jack Cunningham | Copeland | 106 |
| 3= | 13 | Stan Orme | Salford East | 106 |
| 5 | 4 | John Smith | Monklands East | 104 |
| 6 | 3 | Peter Shore | Bethnal Green and Stepney | 99 |
| 7 | 8 | Peter Archer | Warley West | 93 |
| 8= | 9 | Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | 89 |
| 8= | 6 | John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | 89 |
| 10 | 12= | Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | 88 |
| 11 | 12= | Michael Meacher | Oldham West | 83 |
| 12= | 18 | Denzil Davies | Llanelli | 81 |
| 12= | 12= | Giles Radice | North Durham | 81 |
| 14 | Donald Dewar | Glasgow Garscadden | 75 | |
| 15 | 10 | Robin Cook | Livingston | 71 |
Footnotes
- Notes
- References
- ^ Keesing's Contemporary Archives, Volume 30, p.xxviii
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