The 1962 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 8 November 1962, after sitting deputy leader

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was challenged by

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Candidates

, incumbent Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Member of Parliament for

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, Member of Parliament for

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Results

References

*http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm

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