Elections to theLabour Party'sShadow Cabinet took place in July 1996. Under the rules then in effect, the Commons members of theParliamentary Labour Party elected 19 members of theOfficial Opposition Shadow Cabinet, who were then assigned portfolios by the leader. The Labour peers elected the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. In addition, theLeader of the Labour Party and Deputy Leader (Tony Blair andJohn Prescott, respectively) were members by virtue of those offices. The 19 elected members of the Shadow Cabinet were the ones with the largest number of votes. MPs were required to vote for at least four women, but women were not necessarily guaranteed places in the Shadow Cabinet.
| Colour key | Retained in the Shadow Cabinet |
|---|---|
| Joined the Shadow Cabinet | |
| Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet |
† Multiple candidates tied for position.