1967 Australian Labor Party leadership election

A leadership election in the Australian Labor Party, then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 9 February 1967. It followed the resignation of previous leader Arthur Calwell. The contest was won by Calwell's deputy Gough Whitlam in a caucus ballot.

1967 Australian Labor Party
Leadership election

9 February 1967

Candidate Gough Whitlam Jim Cairns Frank Crean First ballot 32 (47.1%) 15 (22.1%) 12 (17.6%) Second ballot 33 (48.5%) 15 (22.1%) 12 (17.6%) Third ballot 39 (57.4%) 15 (22.1%) 14 (20.6%)   Candidate Fred Daly Kim Beazley First ballot 6 (8.8%) 3 (4.4%) Second ballot 8 (11.8%) Eliminated Third ballot Eliminated Eliminated

Leader before election Arthur Calwell Elected Leader Gough Whitlam

Results

Australian Labor Party
Deputy Leadership election, 1967

Candidate Lance Barnard Jim Cairns Seventh ballot 35 (51.5%) 33 (48.5%)

Deputy Leader before election Gough Whitlam Deputy Leader after election Lance Barnard

Leader

The following table gives the ballot results:

Candidate		1st ballot	2nd ballot	3rd ballot
	Gough Whitlam	32	33	39
	Jim Cairns	15	15	15
	Frank Crean	12	12	14
	Fred Daly	6	8	Eliminated
	Kim Beazley	3	Eliminated

Deputy leader

The following table gives the ballot results:

Candidate		1st ballot	2nd ballot	3rd ballot	4th ballot	5th ballot	6th ballot	7th ballot
	Lance Barnard	14	15	15	17	18	24	35
	Jim Cairns	18	21	21	22	23	30	33
	Frank Stewart	7	7	8	10	14	14	Eliminated
	Frank Crean	8	9	11	11	13	Eliminated
	Fred Daly	6	6	7	8	Eliminated
	Kim Beazley	5	5	6	Eliminated
	Gordon Bryant	5	Eliminated
Abstentions		5	5	0	0	0	0	0