1994 Labour Party leadership election

The 1994 Labour Party leadership election was held on 21 July 1994 following the death of the incumbent leader, John Smith, on 12 May. Tony Blair won the leadership and became Prime Minister after winning the 1997 general election.

1994 Labour Party leadership election
30 June – 21 July 1994 (1994-06-30 – 1994-07-21)
 
Candidate Tony Blair John Prescott Margaret Beckett
Overall result 57.0% 24.1% 18.9%
Affiliated unions 52.3% 28.4% 19.3%
Party members 58.2% 24.4% 17.4%
MPs & MEPs 60.5% 19.6% 19.9%
Leader before election

Margaret Beckett (interim)

 Elected Leader

Tony Blair

This article is part of
a series about
Tony Blair
Leader of the Opposition
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • Premiership
Policies
Appointments
First ministry and term
Second ministry and term
Third ministry and term
Post–Prime Minister
  • A Journey
  • Associates
  • Faith Foundation
  • Iraq Inquiry
  • Quartet on the Middle East
  • Sports Foundation
  • Institute for Global Change

The election was the first held under the new leadership election rules that had been introduced in 1993, which included an element of one member, one vote. The poll for leader was held simultaneously with a deputy leadership vote.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.