A
leadership spill of the
Australian Labor Party (ALP), the official opposition party in the
Parliament of Australia, was held on 28 January 2005. The outgoing
Opposition Leader,
Mark Latham, stood down 13 months after assuming the leadership in December 2003.
Kim Beazley was the only contender for the ballot, and was therefore elected unopposed.
Background
Mark Latham became leader in December 2003 after
Simon Crean stood down after losing support from his caucus. However, Latham went on to lose the federal election in
October 2004.
Latham stayed on as leader after the election until January 18, 2005, when he stood down, citing ill health.
Candidates
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Kim Beazley, former Leader, Member for
Brand
Potential candidates who declined to run
The following individuals ruled themselves out as candidates or were the subject of media speculation but did not stand:
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Kevin Rudd, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Member for
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Julia Gillard
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, Shadow Minister for Health and
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See also
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2006 Australian Labor Party leadership spill
A leadership spill of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) was held on 4 December 2006. Opposition Leader Kim Beazley was challenged by Shadow Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, while Deputy Opposition Leader Jenny Macklin was challenged by Shadow Healt ...
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2003 Australian Labor Party leadership spills
Two leadership spills of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), the official opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, were held on 16 June 2003 and 2 December 2003, respectively. The Opposition Leader, Simon Crean, won the ballot in June agains ...
References
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