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1985 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill 
Summary
There was a change of leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia on 5 September 1985 with John Howard replacing Andrew Peacock.
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A spill of the deputy leadership of the party took place on that day, Peacock attempting to replace John Howard with his preferred candidate John Moore. The spill was won by Howard over Moore by 38 votes to 31 with 7 members abstaining.[1]
Upon rejection of his candidate for the deputy leadership, Andrew Peacock resigned and was replaced by John Howard as leader defeating Jim Carlton 57 votes to 6.[1] The Deputy leadership was then filled by Neil Brown defeating 11 others (including Moore) for the position.
Background edit
Initial Deputy Candidates edit
- John Howard, incumbent Deputy Leader, Shadow Treasurer, Member for Bennelong
- John Moore, Shadow Minister for Communications, Member for Ryan
Withdrawn Candidates edit
- Michael Hodgman, Shadow Minister for Housing and Construction, Member for Denison[2]
Initial Results edit
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Spill motion to vacate deputy leadership edit
| Support | Votes |
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| Yes | 35 |
| No | 34 |
Deputy leadership ballot edit
| Name | Final ballot | Percentage | |
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| John Howard | 38 | 50.0 | |
| John Moore | 31 | 40.8 | |
| Informal | 7 | 9.2 | |
Final Candidates edit
- Jim Carlton, former Shadow Minister for Health, Member for Mackellar
- John Howard, incumbent Deputy Leader, Member for Bennelong
Results edit
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The following tables gives the ballot results:
Leadership ballot edit
| Name | Votes | Percentage | |
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| John Howard | 57 | 81.4 | |
| Jim Carlton | 6 | 8.6 | |
| Informal | 7 | 10.0 | |
Deputy leadership ballot edit
| Candidate | Final ballot | % | |
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| Neil Brown | 36 | 51.4 | |
| Ian Macphee | 15 | 21.4 | |
| John Moore | 11 | 15.7 | |
| Peter Shack | 8 | 11.4 | |
Other candidates in order of elimination:
Aftermath edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Howard Leads the Liberals". The Canberra Times. 6 September 1985. p. 1.
- ^ "Peacock's Bouncer Goes for Six". Canberra Times (Act : 1926 - 1995). 6 September 1985. p. 9.