1994 Labour Party deputy leadership election

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1994 Labour Party deputy leadership election
  1992 30 June – 21 July 1994 (1994-06-30 1994-07-21) 2007  
  John Prescott official portrait (cropped) (fixed).png Official portrait of Margaret Beckett as Environment Secretary.jpg
Candidate John Prescott Margaret Beckett
Overall result56.5%43.5%
Affiliated unions 56.6%43.4%
Party members 59.5%40.5%
MPs & MEPs 53.8%46.2%

Deputy Leader before election

Margaret Beckett

Elected Deputy Leader

John Prescott

A deputy leadership election for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom took place in 1994, following the sudden death of incumbent leader John Smith. Margaret Beckett was the serving Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, having been elected in 1992, and following Smith's death became the acting leader. On 25 May she announced that a contest for the deputy leadership would take place alongside the leadership election, which allowed her to stand for both positions. [1]

Contents

Nominations opened on 10 June and ballot papers were sent out on 30 June. [2] Elections were held concurrently for both Leader and Deputy Leader of the Party, with the results announced on 21 July 1994. There were three candidates for Leader: Margaret Beckett, Tony Blair and John Prescott, but out of these three, only Blair did not simultaneously stand for Deputy Leader and did not endorse either Beckett or Prescott for Deputy. Blair went on to win the leadership election, and Prescott won the deputy leadership. Both Prescott and Beckett held roles in Blair's cabinet for his entire time in office.

Candidates

Result

The election was conducted using the Labour Party's new "electoral college" which gave a third of the votes to the party's MPs and MEPs, a third to its rank and file members (the CLP) and the final third to affiliated trade unions and societies, such as the Fabians.

Candidate [3] Affiliated
(33.3%)
Constituencies
(33.3%)
PLP
(33.3%)
Overall result
Votes%Votes%Votes%%
John Prescott Green check.svg441,15556.6102,37959.517653.856.5
Margaret Beckett 338,27143.469,97740.515146.243.5

How each MP voted

[4]

MPLeader voteDeputy Leader vote
Diane Abbott Margaret Beckett Margaret Beckett
Irene Adams John Prescott John Prescott
Nick Ainger Tony Blair John Prescott
Bob Ainsworth Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Graham Allen Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Donald Anderson Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Janet Anderson Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Hilary Armstrong Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Joe Ashton Tony BlairJohn Prescott
John Austin-Walker Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Tony Banks Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Harry Barnes Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Kevin Barron Tony BlairJohn Prescott
John Battle Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Hugh Bayley Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Margaret BeckettMargaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Stuart Bell Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Tony Benn John PrescottMargaret Beckett
Andrew Bennett John PrescottJohn Prescott
Joe Benton Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Gerry Bermingham Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Roger Berry John PrescottMargaret Beckett
Clive Betts Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Tony BlairTony BlairNone
David Blunkett Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Paul Boateng Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Roland Boyes Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Keith Bradley Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Jeremy Bray Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Gordon Brown Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Nick Brown Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Richard Burden Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Stephen Byers Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Richard Caborn John PrescottJohn Prescott
Jim Callaghan Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Anne Campbell Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Ronnie Campbell John PrescottMargaret Beckett
Dale Campbell-Savours Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Dennis Canavan Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Jamie Cann Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Malcolm Chisholm Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Judith Church Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Michael Clapham John PrescottMargaret Beckett
David Clark Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Eric Clarke John PrescottJohn Prescott
Tom Clarke Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
David Clelland Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Ann Clwyd Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Ann Coffey Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Harry Cohen Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Michael Connarty Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Robin Cook Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Frank Cook John PrescottJohn Prescott
Robin Corbett Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Jeremy Corbyn Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Jean Corston Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Jim Cousins Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Tom Cox Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
John Cummings Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Lawrence Cunliffe Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Jack Cunningham Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Jim Cunningham Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Tam Dalyell John PrescottJohn Prescott
Alistair Darling Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Ian Davidson John PrescottJohn Prescott
Bryan Davies Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Denzil Davies John PrescottMargaret Beckett
Ron Davies Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Terry Davis John PrescottJohn Prescott
John Denham Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Donald Dewar Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Don Dixon John PrescottJohn Prescott
Frank Dobson Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Brian Donohoe John PrescottJohn Prescott
Jim Dowd Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Jimmy Dunnachie Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Gwyneth Dunwoody John PrescottJohn Prescott
Angela Eagle Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Ken Eastham John PrescottJohn Prescott
Derek Enright Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Bill Etherington John PrescottJohn Prescott
John Evans Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Derek Fatchett Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Andrew Faulds Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Frank Field Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Mark Fisher Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Paul Flynn Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Derek Foster Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
George Foulkes Tony BlairJohn Prescott
John Fraser Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Maria Fyfe Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Sam Galbraith Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
George Galloway NoneNone
Mike Gapes Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
John Garrett Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Bruce George Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Neil Gerrard Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
John Gilbert Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Norman Godman John PrescottJohn Prescott
Roger Godsiff NoneNone
Llin Golding Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Mildred Gordon Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Tommy Graham John PrescottJohn Prescott
Bernie Grant Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Nigel Griffiths Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Win Griffiths Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Bruce Grocott Tony BlairJohn Prescott
John Gunnell Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Peter Hain Margaret BeckettJohn Prescott
Mike Hall John PrescottJohn Prescott
David Hanson Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Peter Hardy Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Harriet Harman Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Roy Hattersley Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Doug Henderson Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
John Heppell Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Keith Hill Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
David Hinchliffe John PrescottJohn Prescott
Margaret Hodge Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Kate Hoey Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Norman Hogg Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Jimmy Hood John PrescottJohn Prescott
Geoff Hoon Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
George Howarth Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Kim Howells Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Doug Hoyle John PrescottJohn Prescott
Bob Hughes John PrescottJohn Prescott
Kevin Hughes Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Roy Hughes Tony BlairJohn Prescott
John Hutton Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Eric Illsley John PrescottJohn Prescott
Adam Ingram Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Glenda Jackson Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Helen Jackson Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
David Jamieson Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Greville Janner Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Barry Jones Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Jon Owen Jones Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Lynne Jones Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Martyn Jones John PrescottJohn Prescott
Tessa Jowell Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Gerald Kaufman Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Alan Keen Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Jane Kennedy Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Piara Khabra Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Peter Kilfoyle Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Neil Kinnock Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Joan Lestor John PrescottJohn Prescott
Terry Lewis Margaret BeckettJohn Prescott
Helen Liddell Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Bob Litherland John PrescottJohn Prescott
Ken Livingstone Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Tony Lloyd John PrescottJohn Prescott
Geoffrey Lofthouse Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Eddie Loyden Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Calum MacDonald Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Andrew Mackinlay Margaret BeckettJohn Prescott
Max Madden Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Alice Mahon Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Peter Mandelson Tony BlairJohn Prescott
John Marek Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
David Marshall John PrescottMargaret Beckett
Jim Marshall Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Michael Martin Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Eric Martlew Tony BlairJohn Prescott
John Maxton Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
John McAllion John PrescottJohn Prescott
Tommy McAvoy Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Ian McCartney John PrescottJohn Prescott
John McFall Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Willie McKelvey John PrescottJohn Prescott
Henry McLeish Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Gordon McMaster John PrescottJohn Prescott
Kevin McNamara Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Denis MacShane Tony BlairJohn Prescott
John McWilliam Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Michael Meacher John PrescottJohn Prescott
Alan Meale John PrescottJohn Prescott
Alun Michael Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Bill Michie Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Alan Milburn Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Andrew Miller Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Austin Mitchell Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Lewis Moonie Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Rhodri Morgan Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Elliot Morley Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Alf Morris Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Estelle Morris Tony BlairJohn Prescott
John Morris Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Mo Mowlam Tony BlairJohn Prescott
George Mudie Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Chris Mullin Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Paul Murphy Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Mike O'Brien Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Bill O'Brien Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Eddie O'Hara Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Martin O'Neill Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Gordon Oakes Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Bill Olner Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Stan Orme Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Bob Parry John PrescottJohn Prescott
Terry Patchett John Prescott Spoilt
Tom Pendry Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Colin Pickthall John PrescottJohn Prescott
Peter Pike Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Greg Pope Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Ray Powell John PrescottJohn Prescott
Bridget Prentice Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Gordon Prentice Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
John PrescottJohn PrescottJohn Prescott
Dawn Primarolo Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Ken Purchase Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Joyce Quin Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Giles Radice Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Stuart Randall Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Nick Raynsford Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Martin Redmond John PrescottJohn Prescott
John Reid Tony BlairJohn Prescott
George Robertson Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
John Home Robertson Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Geoffrey Robinson Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Barbara Roche Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Allan Rogers Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Jeff Rooker Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Terry Rooney Margaret BeckettJohn Prescott
Ernie Ross Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Ted Rowlands Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Joan Ruddock Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Brian Sedgemore Margaret BeckettJohn Prescott
Barry Sheerman Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Robert Sheldon Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Peter Shore Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Clare Short Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Alan Simpson Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Dennis Skinner Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Andrew Smith Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Chris Smith Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Llew Smith John PrescottMargaret Beckett
Peter Snape John PrescottJohn Prescott
Clive Soley Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Nigel Spearing Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
John Spellar Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Rachel Squire Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Gerry Steinberg Tony BlairJohn Prescott
George Stevenson Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Roger Stott Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Gavin Strang Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Jack Straw Tony BlairNone
Gerry Sutcliffe Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Ann Taylor Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Jack Thompson Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Stephen Timms Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Paddy Tipping Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Dennis Turner Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Keith Vaz Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Harold Walker Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Joan Walley John PrescottJohn Prescott
Gareth Wardell NoneNone
Bob Wareing John PrescottJohn Prescott
Mike Watson Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Malcolm Wicks Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Alan J. Williams Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Alan W. Williams Tony BlairMargaret Beckett
Brian Wilson Tony BlairJohn Prescott
David Winnick John PrescottMargaret Beckett
Audrey Wise Margaret BeckettMargaret Beckett
Tony Worthington Tony BlairJohn Prescott
Jimmy Wray John PrescottJohn Prescott
Tony Wright Tony BlairJohn Prescott
David Young John PrescottJohn Prescott

See also

References

  1. Wintour, Patrick (26 May 1994). "Beckett puts job on line in Labour vote". The Guardian .
  2. Wintour, Patrick (26 May 1994). "Move to ease ballot costs". The Guardian .
  3. Rentoul, John (20 June 2013). Tony Blair: Prime Minister. Faber & Faber. ISBN   9780571299874 . Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. Criddle, Byron; Waller, Robert (1996). The Almanac of British Politics (5th ed.). London: Routledge. pp. xxx–xxxvi. ISBN   0-415-11805-0.