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1980 Labour Party deputy leadership election

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Candidate Denis Healey Popular vote Unopposed

Deputy Leader before election Michael Foot Elected Deputy Leader Denis Healey

The 1980 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 13 November 1980 when incumbent deputy leader Michael Foot was elected leader of the Labour Party, defeating Denis Healey. Healey was subsequently elected unopposed as deputy leader.

Candidates

• Denis Healey, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Member of Parliament for Leeds East

Sources

• http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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