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| Bill Shorten will take the Australian Labor party into opposition after the September election defeat, having prevailed in the first leadership ballot in Labor history that involved grassroots party members. | Bill Shorten will take the Australian Labor party into opposition after the September election defeat, having prevailed in the first leadership ballot in Labor history that involved grassroots party members. |
| The result was declared on Sunday after a four week primary-style campaign between Shorten, the Victorian rightwinger, and Anthony Albanese, the New South Wales leftwinger and former deputy prime minister. | The result was declared on Sunday after a four week primary-style campaign between Shorten, the Victorian rightwinger, and Anthony Albanese, the New South Wales leftwinger and former deputy prime minister. |
| Shorten's victory reflects a strong endorsement by Labor's parliamentary caucus. The Victorian won a clear majority of votes from his parliamentary colleagues, who split largely on factional lines in a vote taken on Thursday. The right is the dominant faction in the Labor caucus and has strengthened its numbers post-election. | Shorten's victory reflects a strong endorsement by Labor's parliamentary caucus. The Victorian won a clear majority of votes from his parliamentary colleagues, who split largely on factional lines in a vote taken on Thursday. The right is the dominant faction in the Labor caucus and has strengthened its numbers post-election. |
| Albanese was the choice of the rank-and-file, receiving strong affirmation from ordinary party members but not enough to get his candidacy over the line in this historic ballot. The affirmation for Albanese in some Labor branches was as high as 90%. | |
| The final numbers saw Shorten prevail with 52.02% of the overall vote. The ballot was evenly weighted between caucus MPs and rank-and-file members. | |
| The caucus vote was 63.95% in Shorten's favour. The caucus numbers were Bill Shorten 55 votes, Anthony Albanese 31 votes. | |
| Shorten secured 40.08% of the membership vote. Albanese secured 59.92% of the membership vote – 18,230 votes to Shorten's 12,196. | |
| The outgoing interim Labor leader, Chris Bowen, said after the announcement: "This is a very tight result, a very tight result, but it is a result which has the support of the entire party, through the caucus and for the opportunity to be involved with branch members." | |
| The ALP president, Jenny McAlister, said Shorten had been tested by "the largest, most democratic process ever faced by any candidate for Labor's leadership". | |
| "We begin this 20th chapter in federal Labor's story a bigger, more inclusive, more democratic party, and Labor will be stronger and more stable as a result," she said. | |
| Labor MPs are in Canberra on Sunday for a caucus meeting to declare the result. The new shadow ministry will be nominated by MPs, finalised by the new leader and announced soon. | Labor MPs are in Canberra on Sunday for a caucus meeting to declare the result. The new shadow ministry will be nominated by MPs, finalised by the new leader and announced soon. |
| Ahead of the declaration of the result, Albanese said the new Labor leader had strong legitimacy because of participation by 30,000 party members. He said the clear message from the membership had been that Labor must "learn the lessons of the past few years" and unite behind the leader. | Ahead of the declaration of the result, Albanese said the new Labor leader had strong legitimacy because of participation by 30,000 party members. He said the clear message from the membership had been that Labor must "learn the lessons of the past few years" and unite behind the leader. |
| Albanese tweeted on Sunday morning: "The process of opening up of the Labor leadership ballot to over 30,000 voters has been a great success for Labor, regardless of the outcome." | Albanese tweeted on Sunday morning: "The process of opening up of the Labor leadership ballot to over 30,000 voters has been a great success for Labor, regardless of the outcome." |
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