1922 Australian Labor Party leadership election

April 2022 none 1922 Australian Labor Partyleadership election Australia ALP logo, pre-1980s.png presidential Caucus no 1920 Australian Labor Party leadership spill 1920 1928 Australian Labor Party leadership election 1928 16 May 1922 First Ballot 150x150px Matthew Charlton DC241F 22 (91.7%) 150x150px Albert Gardiner DC241F 2 (8.3%) Leader Frank Tudor† Matthew Charlton The Australian Labor Party held a leadership election on 16 May 1922, following the death of Frank Tudor. The party elected Matthew Charlton as its new leader. Background Tudor died on 10 January 1922, after a long period of ill health. He had been the party's leader since November 1916, following the expulsion of Billy Hughes and his supporters during the split over conscription. His deputy and assumed successor, T. J. Ryan, had died a few months earlier on 1 August 1921.https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/charlton-matthew-5563 Australian Dictionary of Biography 1979 Charlton, Matthew (1866–1948) Murray Perks Matthew Charlton, who had already acted as deputy leader on several occasions,https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15934098 The Sydney Morning Herald 6 August 1921 FEDERAL LABOUR PARTY was formally chosen as Ryan's replacement on 29 September.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206714975 LABOR LEADERSHIP The Age 30 September 1921 He served as acting leader on a number of occasions when Tudor's health forced his absence. On 25 January, following Tudor's state funeral, Charlton was chosen unanimously as leader of the Labor Party in the House of Representatives. He thus became Leader of the Opposition.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15976896 MR. CHARLTON LEADER IN THE HOUSE The Sydney Morning Herald 26 January 1922https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205748415 NEW LABOR LEADER The Age 26 January 1922 The overall leadership of the party was left vacant until parliament resumed, but Charlton was the de facto party leader. On 16 May, the party formally elected Charlton as its leader.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4646191 FEDERAL LABOUR PARTY 17 May 1922 The Melbourne Argus Albert Gardiner, the party's sole senator, was the only other candidate, attracting only 2 votes to Charlton's 22.https://www.moadoph.gov.au/blog/leadership-spills-nothing-new-to-history/ Museum of Australian Democracy 15 September 2015 Leadership spills: nothing new to history He was subsequently elected unopposed as the party's deputy leader, while Frank Anstey was chosen as the deputy leader in the House of Representatives. James Scullin was also nominated for the latter post, despite only having recently returned to parliament, but he declined the nomination.Ross McMullin The Light on the Hill: The Australian Labor Party 1891–1991 1991 Oxford University Press 123–124 Ross McMullin Results The following table gives the ballot results: Name Votes Percentage Matthew Charlton 22 91.66 Albert Gardiner 2 8.34 See also 1922 Australian federal election Other Labor leadership elections following the death of the incumbent: 1945 Australian Labor Party leadership election 1951 Australian Labor Party leadership election References Category:Australian Labor Party leadership spills Category:May 1922 Category:1922 elections in Australia Australian Labor Party leadership election