1940 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

1940 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

← 1933 4 April 1940 1951 →

Candidate Peter Fraser Gervan McMillan Clyde Carr Popular vote 33 12 3 Percentage 68.7% 25.0% 6.2%

Leader before election Michael Joseph Savage Leader after election Peter Fraser

The New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, 1940 was held on 4 April 1940 to choose the fourth leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. The election was won by Wellington Central MP Peter Fraser.

It followed the death of incumbent Labour leader and Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage.