1960 Australian Labor Party leadership election

April 2022 none 1960 Australian Labor Party Leadership election Australia ALP logo, pre-1980s.png presidential Caucus no 1959 Australian Labor Party leadership spill 1959 1966 Australian Labor Party leadership spill 1966 7 March 1960 150x150px Arthur Calwell DC241F 42 (58.3%) 150x150px Reg Pollard DC241F 30 (41.7%) Leader H. V. Evatt Arthur Calwell A leadership ballot in the Australian Labor Party, the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 7 March 1960. It followed the retirement of previous leader H. V. Evatt. Calwell received 42 votes to Reg Pollard's 30 in a caucus ballot.Calwell New A.L.P. Leader The Canberra Times 8 March 1960 1 Future Prime Minister Gough Whitlam would defeat Eddie Ward to become Calwell's deputy. This marked the first time that the party elected a new leader which wasn't triggered by the death of an incumbent leader since the retirement of former Prime Minister James Scullin as leader in 1935. Results Leader The following table gives the ballot results: Name Votes Percentage Arthur Calwell 42 58.33 Reg Pollard 30 41.66 Deputy leader The following table gives the ballot results: Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot 3rd ballot Gough Whitlam 22 28 38 Eddie Ward 28 32 34 Les Haylen 12 12 Eliminated Eli Harrison 10 colspan="2" Eliminated References Category:Australian Labor Party leadership spills Australian Labor Party leadership election