1952 Labour Party deputy leadership election

1952 Labour Party deputy leadership election

11 November 1952 (1952-11-11)

Candidate Herbert Morrison Aneurin Bevan Popular vote 194 82 Percentage 70.3% 29.7%

Deputy Leader before election Herbert Morrison Elected Deputy Leader Herbert Morrison

The 1952 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 11 November 1952, after sitting deputy leader Herbert Morrison was challenged by Aneurin Bevan.

Candidates

• Herbert Morrison, incumbent Deputy Leader, Member of Parliament for Lewisham South
• Aneurin Bevan, former Minister of Labour and National Service, Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale

Results

Only ballot: 11 November 1952
Candidate		Votes	%
	Herbert Morrison	194	70.3
	Aneurin Bevan	82	29.7
Herbert Morrison re-elected

Sources

• http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm Archived 19 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine