Rudd wins ALP leadership vote Kevin Rudd has won the Labor party's federal leadership vote. The result was 57 votes for Mr Rudd and 45 votes for Julia Gillard. Mr Rudd becomes Labor leader and will now look to be sworn in as prime minister by the Governor-General. Labor whip Chris Hayes said both contestants spoke before the caucus vote. "The mood was quite sombre," he said. Most people are happy that the issue of the leadership is now put behind us so the party can now concentrate on preparing for the September election. The meeting took almost an hour to get a result on the leadership because the votes were counted one by one. "I think the prime minister wanted certainly to advise of her vision and the strength over her leadership in pursuing that vision for the nation," he said. Any of these challenges, I think, are particularly emotional. They're all human beings out there so please take that into account. Mr Hayes wasn't able to give any further comment about the meeting which was continuing. However, it's believed Ms Gillard's deputy, Treasurer Wayne Swan, has resigned his cabinet position and stepped down as deputy leader. Mr Swan had previously said he wouldn't serve under Mr Rudd. Anthony Albanese becomes the new deputy leader after fighting off a challenge from Simon Crean, 61 votes to 38, Mr Hayes said. Senator Penny Wong unanimously won the ballot for Leader of the Senate, taking over from Stephen Conroy.