1966 Australian Labor Party leadership spill
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A leadership spill in the Australian Labor Party, the party of opposition in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 27 April 1966. It followed a challenge by party deputy-leader Gough Whitlam against incumbent leader Arthur Calwell. Calwell received 49 votes to Whitlam's 25 in a caucus ballot.[1] After claiming victory Calwell then announced that if Labor was defeated at the impending 1966 federal election, he would not stand for the leadership again.[2]
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27 April 1966
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Results
The following table gives the ballot results:
| Name | Votes | Percentage | |
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| Arthur Calwell | 49 | 66.21 | |
| Gough Whitlam | 25 | 33.79 | |