1992 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

none April 2022 February 2026 Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet took place in July 1992. Shadow Cabinet elections generally take place at the beginning of a parliamentary session, but the 1992 vote was postponed until a new leader was elected to replace Neil Kinnock. Under the rules then in effect, the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party elected 18 members of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, who were then assigned portfolios by the leader. The Commons members of the PLP separately elected the Chief Whip, and the Labour peers elected the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. In addition, the Leader of the Labour Party and Deputy Leader (John Smith and Margaret Beckett, respectively) were members by virtue of those offices. The 18 elected members of the Shadow Cabinet were the ones with the largest number of votes, except that the three women with the most votes would be included in the 18, even if they were not among the top 18 based on the number of votes. Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet Joined the Shadow Cabinet Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Gordon Brown Dunfermline East 165 2 Tony Blair Sedgefield 150 3 Robin Cook Livingston 149 4 Frank Dobson Holborn and St Pancras 140 5 John Prescott Kingston upon Hull East 137 6† Bryan Gould Dagenham 135 6† Harriet Harman Peckham 135 6† Mo Mowlam Redcar 135 6† Chris Smith Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury Islington South and Finsbury 135 10 Ann Clwyd Cynon Valley 133 11 Ann Taylor Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton Dewsbury 129 12 Jack Cunningham Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling Copeland 124 13 Michael Meacher Oldham West 122 14 Donald Dewar Glasgow Garscadden 121 15 David Blunkett Sheffield Brightside 112 16 Jack Straw Blackburn 111 17 Tom Clarke Tom Clarke (politician) Monklands West 105 18 David Clark David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere South Shields 104 19 Ron Davies Ron Davies (Welsh politician) Caerphilly 89 20 George Robertson George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen Hamilton 82 21 Barry Jones Barry Jones, Baron Jones Alyn and Deeside 80 22 Clare Short Birmingham Ladywood 73 23† Dawn Primarolo Bristol South 71 23† Joyce Quin Joyce Quin Gateshead East 71 25 Hilary Armstrong North West Durham 70 26 Martin O'Neill Martin O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan Clackmannan 63 27 Jo Richardson Barking 62 28 Kevin McNamara Kevin McNamara (politician) Kingston upon Hull North 61 29 Stuart Bell Middlesbrough 60 30 Chris Mullin Chris Mullin (politician) Sunderland South 58 31 George Foulkes George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 57 32 Derek Fatchett Leeds Central 54 33† Henry McLeish Central Fife 53 33† Clive Soley Clive Soley Hammersmith 53 35 Llin Golding Llin Golding, Baroness Golding Newcastle-under-Lyme 51 36† Mildred Gordon Mildred Gordon (politician) Bow and Poplar 47 36† Tony Benn Chesterfield 47 38 Jeff Rooker Jeff Rooker Birmingham Perry Barr 44 39† Tony Banks Tony Banks, Baron Stratford Newham North West 42 39† Bruce Grocott Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott The Wrekin 42 41 Mark Fisher Mark Fisher (British politician) Stoke-on-Trent Central 41 42† Alun Michael Cardiff West 39 42† Gavin Strang Edinburgh East 39 44 John Marek John Marek Wrexham 38 45 Alf Morris Manchester Wythenshawe 37 46 Tony Lloyd Stretford 33 47 Barry Sheerman Huddersfield 31 48† Graham Allen Graham Allen (politician) Nottingham North 29 48† Bernie Grant Tottenham 29 50† Dennis Canavan Falkirk West 26 50† John Garrett John Garrett (British politician) Norwich South 26 52 Austin Mitchell Great Grimsby 20 53 Stuart Randall Stuart Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux Kingston upon Hull West 19 † Multiple candidates tied for position. References http://www.election.demon.co.uk/shadow.html Shadow Cabinet Elections in the 1992 Parliament 2010-05-24 2010-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100714134916/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/shadow.html dead 1992 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election