1972 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election

Australian political party leadership election April 2022 1972 Liberal Party of Australialeadership election Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg presidential Caucus no 1971 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill 1971 1975 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill 1975 20 December 1972 First Ballot Second Ballot Third Ballot Fourth Ballot Fifth Ballot Seat 150x150px Billy Snedden 0047AB Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain 29 (50.0%) 30 (50.9%) Bruce (Vic.) 150x150px Nigel Bowen 0047AB Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain 29 (50.0%) 29 (49.1%) Parramatta (NSW) 150x150px Malcolm Fraser 0047AB Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Eliminated Eliminated Wannon (Vic.) 150x150px John Gorton 0047AB Uncertain Uncertain Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Higgins (Vic.) 150x150px James Killen 0047AB Uncertain Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Moreton (Qld.) Leader William McMahon Billy Snedden An election for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 20 December 1972, following former prime minister William McMahon's resignation after his defeat at the 1972 federal election. Billy Snedden was successful in winning the leadership, narrowly beating Nigel Bowen by 30 votes to 29 on the fifth ballot. The previous ballot was tied at 29 each, with one MP not voting. James Killen, John Gorton, and Malcolm Fraser had earlier been eliminated from contention, in that order.Solomon, David Snedden Faces His First Problems The Canberra Times 21 December 1972 3 Background March 2021 Candidates Nigel Bowen, former minister for foreign affairs, member for Parramatta Malcolm Fraser, former minister for education and science, member for Wannon John Gorton, former Leader and prime minister, member for Higgins James Killen, former minister for the Navy, member for Moreton Billy Snedden, incumbent deputy leader and former treasurer, member for Bruce Results Liberal Party of Australia deputy leadership ballot, 1972 Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg presidential Caucus no 1971 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill 1971 (Aug) 1977 Fifth Ballot Seat 120x120px Phillip Lynch 0047AB >30 Flinders (Vic.) 120x120px Andrew Peacock 0047AB <29 Kooyong (Vic.) Deputy Leader Billy Snedden Phillip Lynch The following table gives the ballot result:https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110626409 Snedden faces his first problems Canberra Times 21 December 1972 Leadership ballot Name Final ballot Percentage Billy Snedden 30 50.85 Nigel Bowen 29 49.15 Deputy leadership ballot Name Final ballot Percentage Phillip Lynch <30 Andrew Peacock >29 Other candidates in order of elimination: Malcolm Fraser Jim Forbes Don Chipp James Killen Aftermath March 2021 References Category:Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill Liberal Party of Australia leadership election