Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet took place in October 1993, at the beginning of the 1993/1994 session of parliament. Under the rules then in effect, the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party elected 18 members of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, who were then assigned portfolios by the leader. The Commons members of the PLP separately elected the Chief Whip, and the Labour peers elected the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. In addition, the Leader of the Labour Party and Deputy Leader (John Smith and Margaret Beckett, respectively) were members by virtue of those offices. The 18 elected members of the Shadow Cabinet were the ones with the largest number of votes. Beginning with this election, MPs were required to vote for at least four women, but women were no longer guaranteed three places in the Shadow Cabinet.
Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet Joined the Shadow Cabinet Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Livingston 177 2† Holborn and St Pancras 163 2† Kingston upon Hull East 163 4 Dunfermline East 160 5 Redcar 156 6 Sedgefield 142 7 South Shields 133 8 Blackburn 130 9 Islington South and Finsbury 124 10 Oldham West 122 11† Caerphilly 121 11† Glasgow Garscadden 121 13 Monklands West 120 14 Dewsbury 116 15† Eccles 110 15† Hamilton 110 17† Sheffield Brightside 107 17† Copeland 107 19† Cynon Valley 104 19† Gateshead East 104 21 Birmingham Ladywood 101 22 Peckham 99 23 Stretford 95 24 Edinburgh East 90 25 Paisley North 88 26 Kingston upon Hull North 87 26 Bristol South 87 28 Crewe and Nantwich 82 39 Bow and Poplar 81 30 Leeds Central 78 31 Middlesbrough 75 32 Glasgow Maryhill 70 33 Sunderland South 69 34 Cardiff West 63 35 Newcastle-under-Lyme 62 36 Edinburgh Central 60 37 Central Fife 56 38 Wrexham 48 39 Lewisham Deptford 47 40 Newham North West 46 41† Vauxhall 40 41† Cardiff South and Penarth 40 43 Norwich South 43 44 Nottingham North 29 † Multiple candidates tied for position.
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