2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election
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The 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election was the internal contest to choose a new deputy leader of the UK Labour Party following John Prescott’s resignation, held alongside Gordon Brown’s unopposed succession to the party leadership.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
intra-party election
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political party leadership election ⓘ |
| announced | 2007-05-10 ⓘ |
| announcedAt | Labour Party special conference 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotOf | Labour Party electoral college NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidate |
Alan Johnson
NERFINISHED
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Harriet Harman NERFINISHED ⓘ Hazel Blears NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilary Benn NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Cruddas NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Hain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coincidedWith | Gordon Brown’s unopposed succession as Leader of the Labour Party ⓘ |
| context | transition from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown as Prime Minister ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2007-06-24 ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeComponent |
Labour MPs and MEPs
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affiliated trade union and socialist society members ⓘ individual Labour Party members ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeWeighting |
one-third MPs and MEPs
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one-third affiliated organisations ⓘ one-third party members ⓘ |
| endDate | 2007-06-24 ⓘ |
| finalRoundMargin | 0.99 percentage points ⓘ |
| finalRoundPercentageAlanJohnson | 49.56% ⓘ |
| finalRoundPercentageHarrietHarman | 50.43% ⓘ |
| follows | John Prescott deputy leadership tenure ⓘ |
| heldAlongside | 2007 Labour Party leadership election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentNotStanding | John Prescott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
BBC News
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The Guardian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrowVictoryOver | Alan Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextDeputyLeadershipElection | 2010 Labour Party deputy leadership election ⓘ |
| numberOfCandidates | 6 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| positionContested | Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorDeputyLeader | John Prescott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousDeputyLeadershipElection | 1994 Labour Party deputy leadership election ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAtOutcome | Gordon Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Harriet Harman elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
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Harriet Harman elected Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| startDate | 2007-05-14 ⓘ |
| successorDeputyLeader | Harriet Harman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | resignation of John Prescott as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
alternative vote
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electoral college system ⓘ |
| winner | Harriet Harman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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