December 1977 Australian Labor Party leadership election

December 1977 Australian Labor Party
Leadership election
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Candidate Bill Hayden Lionel Bowen
Caucus vote 36 (56.3%) 28 (43.8%)
Leader before election

Gough Whitlam

 Elected Leader

Bill Hayden

A leadership election of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 22 December 1977. Following the resignation of Gough Whitlam former Treasurer Bill Hayden was elected Labor's new leader winning 36 votes to 28 over Lionel Bowen who was then elected deputy leader.[1]

  1. ^ Davidson, Gay (23 December 1977). "The Labor Leaders: Changes Mark a Swing to the Centre; Hayden Leader, Bowen deputy". The Canberra Times. p. 1.