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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

ALP Leadership On 23 February 2012 Prime Minister Gillard announced that there would be a special meeting of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party on Monday 27 February at 10am, to conduct a ballot to decide the leadership of the Party.

The following table provides details of Federal Parliamentary Labor Party leadership changes and challenges since 1982:

Date Change or challenge Votes

16 July

1982

Hawke challenged Hayden unsuccessfully Hayden 42; Hawke 37

3 February

1983

Hawke became leader without a ballot -

3 June

1991

Keating challenged Hawke unsuccessfully Hawke 66; Keating 44

19 December

1991

Keating challenged Hawke and won Keating 56; Hawke 51

19 March

1996

Beazley became leader unopposed following Keating’s resignation -

11 November

2001

Crean became leader unopposed following Beazley’s resignation -

16 June

Beazley challenged Crean unsuccessfully Crean 58; Beazley 34

2003

2 December

2003

Latham defeated Beazley in ballot following Crean’s resignation Latham 47; Beazley 45

28 January

2005

Beazley became leader unopposed following Latham’s resignation -

4 December

2006

Rudd challenged Beazley and won Rudd 49; Beazley 39

24 June

2010

Gillard challenged Rudd, but the anticipated ballot did not occur -

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