| Election Name: | 2011 Israeli Labor Party leadership election |
| Flag Image: | Logo haAwoda.svg |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Israeli Labor Party leadership election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2013 Israeli Labor Party leadership election |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
| 1Blank: | Popular Vote |
| 2Blank: | Percentage |
| Candidate1: | Shelly Yachimovich |
| 1Data1: | 22,299 |
| 2Data1: | 54.5% |
| Colour1: | EE1C25 |
| Candidate2: | Amir Peretz |
| 1Data2: | 18,769 |
| 2Data2: | 45.5% |
| Colour2: | AF0000 |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | Ehud Barak |
| After Election: | Shelly Yachimovich |
Following the departure of Ehud Barak from the membership and leadership of the Israeli Labor Party, a leadership election was called.
Leadership elections in the Israeli Labor Party happen in a two round vote, with the two leading candidates from the first round advancing into a run-off. If a candidate wins over 40% of the vote in the first round, he wins automatically and the second round is cancelled.
4 Candidates ran for Labor leadership in this election:[1]
| Candidate | First round | Second round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Turnout: 65% | 61% | ||||||
| Shelly Yachimovich | 14,003 | 32% | 22,299 | 54.5% | |||
| 13,566 | 31% | 18,769 | 45.5% | ||||
| 10,940 | 25% | ||||||
| 5,251 | 12% | ||||||
| bgcolor= | Total | 43,760 | N/A | 41,068 | N/A | ||
Yachimovich was thus elected leader of the party, becoming the second female leader of the party since Golda Meir, who was elected leader of Mapai in 1969 and automatically became leader of the Labor Party upon the merger of Mapai with Rafi and Ahdut HaAvoda.[2]