1982 Australian Labor Party leadership spill

1982 Australian Labor Party
Leadership spill

← December 1977 16 July 1982 1983 →

Candidate Bill Hayden Bob Hawke Caucus vote 42 (53.2%) 37 (46.8%)

Leader before election Bill Hayden Elected Leader Bill Hayden

A leadership spill of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 16 July 1982. Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and Youth Bob Hawke unsuccessfully challenged ALP leader Bill Hayden, with Hayden winning 42 votes to 37.^[1]