December 1991 Australian Labor Party leadership spill

December 1991 Australian Labor Party
Leadership spill

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Candidate Paul Keating Bob Hawke Caucus vote 56 (52.3%) 51 (47.7%)

Leader before election Bob Hawke Elected Leader Paul Keating

A leadership spill of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), the party of government in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 19 December 1991, the second spill in a year. Backbencher and former Treasurer Paul Keating defeated Prime Minister Bob Hawke, who had led Labor for eight and a half years.