Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election, 1994

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet took place in October 1994, at the beginning of the 1994/5 session of parliament. 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 (Tony Blair and John Prescott, 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. MPs were required to vote for at least four women, but women were not necessarily guaranteed places in the Shadow Cabinet.

Colour key	Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
	Joined the Shadow Cabinet
	Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet

Rank	Candidate	Constituency	Votes
1	Cook, RobinRobin Cook	Livingston	187
2	Beckett, MargaretMargaret Beckett[1]	Derby South	170
3	Brown, GordonGordon Brown	Dunfermline East	167
4	Dewar, DonaldDonald Dewar	Glasgow Garscadden	142
5	Harman, HarrietHarriet Harman	Peckham	141
6	Dobson, FrankFrank Dobson	Holborn and St Pancras	137
7	Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson	Hamilton	126
8†	Mowlam, MoMo Mowlam	Redcar	125
8†	Smith, ChrisChris Smith	Islington South and Finsbury	125
10	Cunningham, JackJack Cunningham	Copeland	120
11	Meacher, MichaelMichael Meacher	Oldham West	114
12	Davies, RonRon Davies	Caerphilly	113
13	Clark, DavidDavid Clark	South Shields	109
14	Straw, JackJack Straw	Blackburn	106
15†	Blunkett, DavidDavid Blunkett	Sheffield Brightside	100
15†	Lestor, JoanJoan Lestor	Eccles	100
17†	Strang, GavinGavin Strang	Edinburgh East	97
17†	Taylor, AnnAnn Taylor	Dewsbury	97
19†	Clwyd, AnnAnn Clwyd	Cynon Valley	94
19†	Short, ClareClare Short	Birmingham Ladywood	94
21	Armstrong, HilaryHilary Armstrong	North West Durham	93
22	Fatchett, DerekDerek Fatchett	Leeds Central	88
23†	Brown, NickNick Brown	Newcastle-upon-Tyne North	86
23†	Lloyd, TonyTony Lloyd	Stretford	86
23†	Wilson, BrianBrian Wilson	Cunninghame North	86
26	Clarke, TomTom Clarke	Monklands West	83
27	Michael, AlunAlun Michael	Cardiff West	81
28	Quin, JoyceJoyce Quin	Gateshead East	78
29	Primarolo, DawnDawn Primarolo	Bristol South	75
30	McNamara, KevinKevin McNamara	Kingston-upon-Hull North	70
31	Bell, StuartStuart Bell	Middlesbrough	67
32	Darling, AlistairAlistair Darling	Edinburgh Central	61
33	Mullin, ChrisChris Mullin	Sunderland South	59
34	Foulkes, GeorgeGeorge Foulkes	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	58
35†	Adams, IreneIrene Adams	Paisley North	57
35†	Marek, JohnJohn Marek	Wrexham	57
37	Golding, LlinLlin Golding	Newcastle-under-Lyme	56
38	Gordon, MildredMildred Gordon	Bow and Poplar	48
39	O'Neill, MartinMartin O'Neill	Clackmannan	45
40†	Fyfe, MariaMaria Fyfe	Glasgow Maryhill	43
40†	McLeish, HenryHenry McLeish	Central Fife	43
42†	Banks, TonyTony Banks	Newham North West	42
42†	Ruddock, JoanJoan Ruddock	Lewisham Deptford	42
44	Hoey, KateKate Hoey	Vauxhall	41
45	McCartney, IanIan McCartney	Makerfield	40
46	McFall, JohnJohn McFall	Dumbarton	38
47	Rooker, JeffJeff Rooker	Birmingham Perry Barr	35
48	Walley, JoanJoan Walley	Stoke-on-Trent North	32
49	Corbyn, JeremyJeremy Corbyn	Islington North	31
50	Sheerman, BarryBarry Sheerman	Huddersfield	30
51	Morgan, RhodriRhodri Morgan	Cardiff South and Penarth	28
52	Soley, CliveClive Soley	Hammersmith	24

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

References

1. Had served in the previous configuration of the Shadow Cabinet as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

• "Shadow Cabinet Elections in the 1992 Parliament".