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200:, had died a few months earlier on 1 August 1921. Matthew Charlton, who had already acted as deputy leader on several occasions, was formally chosen as Ryan's replacement on 29 September. He served as acting leader on a number of occasions when Tudor's health forced his absence.
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On 25 January, following Tudor's state funeral, Charlton was chosen unanimously as leader of the Labor Party in the House of
Representatives. He thus became
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1402:
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Tudor died on 10 January 1922, after a long period of ill health. He had been the party's leader since
November 1916, following the expulsion of
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207:. The overall leadership of the party was left vacant until parliament resumed, but Charlton was the
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party leader. On 16 May, the party formally elected
Charlton as its leader.
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Other Labor leadership elections following the death of the incumbent:
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was also nominated for the latter post, despite only having recently
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The Light on the Hill: The
Australian Labor Party 1891–1991
455:. Museum of Australian Democracy. 15 September 2015.
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309:1951 Australian Labor Party leadership election
304:1945 Australian Labor Party leadership election
227:to parliament, but he declined the nomination.
235:The following table gives the ballot results:
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473:. Oxford University Press. pp. 123–124.
332:
453:"Leadership spills: nothing new to history"
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2115:Australian Labor Party leadership spills
172:on 16 May 1922, following the death of
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1302:1975 Australian constitutional crisis
1282:History of the Australian Labor Party
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196:. His deputy and assumed successor,
13:
395:"MR. CHARLTON LEADER IN THE HOUSE"
340:Australian Dictionary of Biography
323:
14:
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296:1922 Australian federal election
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72:
30:
335:"Charlton, Matthew (1866–1948)"
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407:
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367:
347:
192:and his supporters during the
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183:
1127:Australian Capital Territory
7:
2125:1922 elections in Australia
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10:
2146:
1327:Norfolk Island Labor Party
230:
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1802:
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1590:
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1249:
1223:
1216:
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1115:
1049:
913:
822:
676:
520:
400:The Sydney Morning Herald
360:The Sydney Morning Herald
240:
121:
64:
40:
28:
205:Leader of the Opposition
1198:Chifley Research Centre
194:split over conscription
1188:Australian Young Labor
513:Australian Labor Party
435:"FEDERAL LABOUR PARTY"
355:"FEDERAL LABOUR PARTY"
166:Australian Labor Party
128:Leader before election
21:Australian Labor Party
1332:The light on the hill
333:Murray Perks (1979).
383:. 30 September 1921.
176:. The party elected
1312:Federal Labor (NSW)
1178:National Conference
1077:Beazley (1996–2001)
439:The Melbourne Argus
180:as its new leader.
170:leadership election
25:
24:leadership election
1183:National Executive
1171:Party institutions
1137:Northern Territory
423:. 26 January 1922.
415:"NEW LABOR LEADER"
403:. 26 January 1922.
375:"LABOR LEADERSHIP"
18:
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1545:
1337:Tree of Knowledge
1322:Industrial Groups
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1162:Western Australia
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363:. 6 August 1921.
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467:Ross McMullin
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1629:
1382:
1317:Gang of Four
1307:Faceless men
779:Gareth Evans
764:Paul Keating
759:Lionel Bowen
714:Ted Theodore
689:Billy Hughes
665:
661:Bill Shorten
653:
646:
639:
614:Paul Keating
612:
605:
593:
576:
569:
562:
547:Billy Hughes
545:
538:
533:Chris Watson
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378:
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349:
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234:
217:Frank Anstey
208:
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190:Billy Hughes
187:
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108:
91:
48:
15:
1592:Labor Party
1231:Labor Right
823:Governments
784:Simon Crean
774:Kim Beazley
749:Frank Crean
724:H. V. Evatt
719:Frank Forde
635:Kim Beazley
630:Mark Latham
625:Simon Crean
620:Kim Beazley
601:Bill Hayden
584:H. V. Evatt
578:Ben Chifley
571:John Curtin
553:Frank Tudor
247:Percentage
174:Frank Tudor
133:Frank Tudor
49:16 May 1922
2109:Categories
1940:2015 (Sep)
1935:2015 (Feb)
1780:2013 (Oct)
1775:2013 (Jun)
1770:2013 (Mar)
1745:2003 (Dec)
1740:2003 (Jun)
1725:1991 (Dec)
1720:1991 (Jun)
1705:1977 (Dec)
1700:1977 (May)
1533:2013 (Oct)
1528:2013 (Jun)
1523:2013 (Mar)
1498:2003 (Dec)
1493:2003 (Jun)
1478:1991 (Dec)
1473:1991 (Jun)
1458:1977 (Dec)
1453:1977 (May)
1297:1955 split
1292:1931 split
1287:1916 split
1262:Lang Labor
1250:Historical
1236:Labor Left
1142:Queensland
914:Ministries
799:Wayne Swan
769:Brian Howe
744:Jim Cairns
655:Kevin Rudd
641:Kevin Rudd
317:References
198:T. J. Ryan
184:Background
109:22 (91.7%)
88:Candidate
1584:Australia
1026:Gillard 1
1011:Keating 1
976:Whitlam 1
966:Chifley 1
607:Bob Hawke
140:(Interim)
113:2 (8.3%)
2096:Victoria
1217:Factions
1157:Victoria
1152:Tasmania
1107:Albanese
1041:Albanese
951:Curtin 1
926:Fisher 1
905:Albanese
835:Fisher I
754:Tom Uren
469:(1991).
290:See also
225:returned
209:de facto
1837:Liberal
1275:History
1224:Current
1102:Shorten
991:Hawke 1
946:Scullin
900:Rudd II
895:Gillard
885:Keating
875:Whitlam
870:Chifley
855:Scullin
523:Leaders
420:The Age
380:The Age
231:Results
168:held a
69:
2057:Greens
1087:Latham
1067:Hayden
1036:Rudd 2
1021:Rudd 1
941:Hughes
921:Watson
890:Rudd I
860:Curtin
850:Hughes
830:Watson
244:Votes
1082:Crean
1072:Hawke
961:Forde
880:Hawke
865:Forde
283:8.34
267:91.66
241:Name
19:1922
2080:2020
2075:2015
2070:2012
2065:2005
2047:2022
2042:2021
2037:2020
2032:2018
2027:2016
2022:2007
2017:2005
2012:1999
2007:1990
2002:1989
1997:1984
1992:1971
1987:1958
1982:1941
1977:1939
1972:1921
1950:2022
1945:2018
1930:2009
1925:2008
1920:2007
1915:1995
1910:1994
1905:1993
1900:1990
1895:1989
1890:1987
1885:1985
1880:1983
1875:1982
1870:1975
1865:1972
1860:1971
1855:1969
1850:1968
1845:1966
1827:1943
1822:1941
1817:1939
1812:1931
1785:2019
1765:2012
1760:2010
1755:2006
1750:2005
1735:2001
1730:1996
1715:1983
1710:1982
1695:1976
1690:1968
1685:1967
1680:1966
1675:1960
1670:1959
1665:1956
1660:1954
1655:1951
1650:1945
1645:1935
1640:1931
1635:1928
1630:1922
1625:1920
1620:1916
1615:1915
1610:1913
1605:1907
1600:1901
1538:2019
1518:2012
1513:2010
1508:2006
1503:2005
1488:2001
1483:1996
1468:1983
1463:1982
1448:1976
1443:1968
1438:1967
1433:1966
1428:1960
1423:1959
1418:1956
1413:1954
1408:1951
1403:1945
1398:1935
1393:1931
1388:1928
1383:1922
1378:1920
1373:1916
1368:1915
1363:1913
1358:1907
1353:1901
1097:Rudd
164:The
54:1928
1804:UAP
845:III
2111::
2094:•
840:II
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325:^
280:2
262:22
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1565:t
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1016:2
1006:4
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996:2
986:3
981:2
971:2
956:2
936:3
931:2
504:e
497:t
490:v
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