1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election

The 1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 12 November 1961, after sitting deputy leader George Brown was challenged by Barbara Castle, who became the first woman to run for either leader or deputy leader of the Labour Party.

1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election

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Candidate George Brown Barbara Castle Popular vote 169 56 Percentage 75.1% 24.9%

Deputy Leader before election George Brown Elected Deputy Leader George Brown

Candidates

• George Brown, incumbent Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Member of Parliament for Belper
• Barbara Castle, Shadow Minister of Public Buildings and Works, Member of Parliament for Blackburn

Results

Only ballot: 12 November 1961
Candidate		Votes	%
	George Brown	169	75.1
	Barbara Castle	56	24.9
George Brown re-elected

Sources

• http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine

See also

• 1961 Labour Party leadership election