1960 University of Oxford Chancellor election

University elections April 2022 presidential no 1933 University of Oxford Chancellor election 1933 3 March 1960 1987 University of Oxford Chancellor election 1987 Harold Macmillan (cropped).jpg Harold Macmillan Conservative Party (UK) 1,976 53.8% Oliver Sherwill Franks 1990.jpg Sir Oliver Franks Independent (politician) 1,697 46.2% Chancellor Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax Harold Macmillan The 1960 University of Oxford election for the position of Chancellor was called upon the death of the incumbent Chancellor, Lord Halifax, on 23 December 1959. It was the first election for Oxford Chancellor to be contested since 1925. Electorate The electorate consisted of all members of the University holding the rank of Master of Arts, of which there were around 30,000 at the time. Votes had to be cast in person at Oxford in academic dress. The election was by first past the post. To stand a candidate had to be nominated by two electors. Candidates At first, the university authorities came up with only one candidate, the wealthy Chairman of Lloyds Bank and former British Ambassador to Washington Sir Oliver Franks. However, Hugh Trevor-Roper, installed less than three years earlier as Regius Professor of Modern History by the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, proposed the Prime Minister as an alternative candidate. Trevor-Roper orchestrated the Macmillan campaign, writing to graduates to encourage them to travel to Oxford to vote for Macmillan. Result The results were as follows: CandidateVotes% Harold Macmillan 1,976 53.8 Sir Oliver Franks 1,697 46.2Turnout 3,673 See also List of chancellors of the University of Oxford References Sisman, Adam (2010). Hugh Trevor-Roper, London: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON, pp. 313–7. 978-0-297-85214-8 collapsed 1960 University of Oxford Chancellor election University of Oxford Chancellor election Category:20th century in Oxford Category:March 1960 in the United Kingdom Category:Harold Macmillan