# 1994 Labour Party deputy leadership election

A deputy leadership election for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom took place in 1994, following the sudden death of incumbent leader John Smith. Margaret Beckett was the serving Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, having been elected in 1992, and following Smith's death became the acting leader. On 25 May she announced that a contest for the deputy leadership would take place alongside the leadership election, which allowed her to stand for both positions.
Nominations opened on 10 June and ballot papers were sent out on 30 June. Elections were held concurrently for both Leader and Deputy Leader of the Party, with the results announced on 21 July 1994. There were three candidates for Leader: Margaret Beckett, Tony Blair and John Prescott, but out of these three, only Blair did not simultaneously stand for Deputy Leader and did not endorse either Beckett or Prescott for Deputy. Blair went on to win the leadership election, and Prescott won the deputy leadership. Both Prescott and Beckett held roles in Blair's cabinet for his entire time in office.

## Candidates

* Margaret Beckett, incumbent Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Member of Parliament for Derby South
* John Prescott, Shadow Secretary of State for Employment, Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East

## Result

The election was conducted using the Labour Party's new "electoral college" which gave a third of the votes to the party's MPs and MEPs, a third to its rank and file members (the CLP) and the final third to affiliated trade unions and societies, such as the Fabians.
| Candidate | Candidate | Affiliated (33.3%) | Affiliated (33.3%) | Constituencies (33.3%) | Constituencies (33.3%) | PLP (33.3%) | PLP (33.3%) | Overall result |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | % |
| | John Prescott Y | 441,155 | 56.6 | 102,379 | 59.5 | 176 | 53.8 | 56.5 |
| | Margaret Beckett | 338,271 | 43.4 | 69,977 | 40.5 | 151 | 46.2 | 43.5 |

## How each MP voted

| MP | Leader vote | Deputy Leader vote |
| Diane Abbott | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Irene Adams | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Nick Ainger | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Bob Ainsworth | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Graham Allen | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Donald Anderson | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Janet Anderson | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Hilary Armstrong | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Joe Ashton | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| John Austin-Walker | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Tony Banks | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Harry Barnes | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Kevin Barron | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| John Battle | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Hugh Bayley | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Stuart Bell | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Tony Benn | John Prescott | Margaret Beckett |
| Andrew Bennett | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Joe Benton | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Gerry Bermingham | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Roger Berry | John Prescott | Margaret Beckett |
| Clive Betts | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Tony Blair | Tony Blair | None |
| David Blunkett | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Paul Boateng | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Roland Boyes | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Keith Bradley | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Jeremy Bray | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Gordon Brown | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Nick Brown | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Richard Burden | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Stephen Byers | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Richard Caborn | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Jim Callaghan | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Anne Campbell | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Ronnie Campbell | John Prescott | Margaret Beckett |
| Dale Campbell-Savours | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Dennis Canavan | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Jamie Cann | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Judith Church | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Michael Clapham | John Prescott | Margaret Beckett |
| David Clark | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Eric Clarke | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Tom Clarke | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| David Clelland | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Ann Clwyd | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Ann Coffey | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Harry Cohen | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Michael Connarty | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Robin Cook | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Frank Cook | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Robin Corbett | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Jean Corston | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Jim Cousins | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Tom Cox | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| John Cummings | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Lawrence Cunliffe | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Jack Cunningham | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Jim Cunningham | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Tam Dalyell | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Alistair Darling | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Ian Davidson | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Bryan Davies | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Denzil Davies | John Prescott | Margaret Beckett |
| Ron Davies | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Terry Davis | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| John Denham | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Donald Dewar | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Don Dixon | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Frank Dobson | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Brian Donohoe | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Jim Dowd | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Jimmy Dunnachie | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Angela Eagle | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Ken Eastham | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Derek Enright | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Bill Etherington | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| John Evans | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Derek Fatchett | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Andrew Faulds | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Frank Field | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Mark Fisher | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Paul Flynn | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Derek Foster | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| George Foulkes | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| John Fraser | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Maria Fyfe | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Sam Galbraith | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| George Galloway | None | None |
| Mike Gapes | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| John Garrett | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Bruce George | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Neil Gerrard | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| John Gilbert | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Norman Godman | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Roger Godsiff | None | None |
| Llin Golding | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Mildred Gordon | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Tommy Graham | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Bernie Grant | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Nigel Griffiths | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Win Griffiths | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Bruce Grocott | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| John Gunnell | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Peter Hain | Margaret Beckett | John Prescott |
| Mike Hall | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| David Hanson | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Peter Hardy | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Harriet Harman | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Roy Hattersley | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Doug Henderson | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| John Heppell | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Keith Hill | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| David Hinchliffe | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Margaret Hodge | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Kate Hoey | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Norman Hogg | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Jimmy Hood | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Geoff Hoon | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| George Howarth | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Kim Howells | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Doug Hoyle | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Bob Hughes | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Kevin Hughes | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Roy Hughes | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| John Hutton | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Eric Illsley | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Adam Ingram | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Glenda Jackson | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Helen Jackson | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| David Jamieson | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Greville Janner | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Barry Jones | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Jon Owen Jones | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Lynne Jones | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Martyn Jones | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Tessa Jowell | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Gerald Kaufman | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Alan Keen | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Jane Kennedy | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Piara Khabra | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Neil Kinnock | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Joan Lestor | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Terry Lewis | Margaret Beckett | John Prescott |
| Helen Liddell | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Bob Litherland | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Ken Livingstone | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Tony Lloyd | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Geoffrey Lofthouse | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Eddie Loyden | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Calum MacDonald | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Andrew Mackinlay | Margaret Beckett | John Prescott |
| Max Madden | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Alice Mahon | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Peter Mandelson | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| John Marek | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| David Marshall | John Prescott | Margaret Beckett |
| Jim Marshall | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Michael Martin | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Eric Martlew | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| John Maxton | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| John McAllion | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Tommy McAvoy | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Ian McCartney | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| John McFall | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Willie McKelvey | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Henry McLeish | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Gordon McMaster | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Kevin McNamara | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Denis MacShane | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| John McWilliam | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Michael Meacher | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Alan Meale | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Alun Michael | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Bill Michie | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Alan Milburn | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Andrew Miller | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Austin Mitchell | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Lewis Moonie | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Rhodri Morgan | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Elliot Morley | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Alf Morris | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Estelle Morris | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| John Morris | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Mo Mowlam | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| George Mudie | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Chris Mullin | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Paul Murphy | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Mike O'Brien | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Bill O'Brien | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Eddie O'Hara | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Martin O'Neill | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Gordon Oakes | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Bill Olner | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Stan Orme | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Bob Parry | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Terry Patchett | John Prescott | Spoilt |
| Tom Pendry | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Colin Pickthall | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Peter Pike | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Greg Pope | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Ray Powell | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Bridget Prentice | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Gordon Prentice | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| John Prescott | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Dawn Primarolo | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Ken Purchase | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Joyce Quin | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Giles Radice | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Stuart Randall | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Nick Raynsford | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Martin Redmond | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| John Reid | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| George Robertson | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| John Home Robertson | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Barbara Roche | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Allan Rogers | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Jeff Rooker | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Terry Rooney | Margaret Beckett | John Prescott |
| Ernie Ross | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Ted Rowlands | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Joan Ruddock | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Brian Sedgemore | Margaret Beckett | John Prescott |
| Barry Sheerman | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Robert Sheldon | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Peter Shore | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Clare Short | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Alan Simpson | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Dennis Skinner | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Andrew Smith | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Chris Smith | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Llew Smith | John Prescott | Margaret Beckett |
| Peter Snape | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Clive Soley | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Nigel Spearing | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| John Spellar | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Rachel Squire | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Gerry Steinberg | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| George Stevenson | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Roger Stott | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Gavin Strang | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Jack Straw | Tony Blair | None |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Ann Taylor | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Jack Thompson | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Stephen Timms | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Paddy Tipping | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Dennis Turner | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Keith Vaz | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Harold Walker | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Joan Walley | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Gareth Wardell | None | None |
| Bob Wareing | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Mike Watson | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Malcolm Wicks | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Alan J. Williams | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Alan W. Williams | Tony Blair | Margaret Beckett |
| Brian Wilson | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| David Winnick | John Prescott | Margaret Beckett |
| Audrey Wise | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Beckett |
| Tony Worthington | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| Jimmy Wray | John Prescott | John Prescott |
| Tony Wright | Tony Blair | John Prescott |
| David Young | John Prescott | John Prescott |