The results of elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") were announced on 26 October 1984. [1] In addition to the 15 members elected, the Leader (Neil Kinnock), Deputy Leader (Roy Hattersley), Labour Chief Whip (Michael Cocks), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (Cledwyn Hughes), and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (Jack Dormand) were automatically members.
| Rank | Prior rank | Candidate | Constituency | Votes |
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| 1 | 2 | Gerald Kaufman | Manchester Gorton | 127 |
| 2 | 1 | Denis Healey | Leeds East | 117 |
| 3= | 5 | Jack Cunningham | Copeland | 106 |
| 3= | 13 | Stan Orme | Salford East | 106 |
| 5 | 4 | John Smith | Monklands East | 104 |
| 6 | 3 | Peter Shore | Bethnal Green and Stepney | 99 |
| 7 | 8 | Peter Archer | Warley West | 93 |
| 8= | 9 | Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | 89 |
| 8= | 6 | John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | 89 |
| 10 | 12= | Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | 88 |
| 11 | 12= | Michael Meacher | Oldham West | 83 |
| 12= | 18 | Denzil Davies | Llanelli | 81 |
| 12= | 12= | Giles Radice | North Durham | 81 |
| 14 | Donald Dewar | Glasgow Garscadden | 75 | |
| 15 | 10 | Robin Cook | Livingston | 71 |
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