Election Name: | 2013 Israeli Labor Party leadership election |
Flag Image: | Logo haAwoda.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2011 Israeli Labor Party leadership election |
Previous Year: | 2011 |
Next Election: | 2017 Israeli Labor Party leadership election |
Next Year: | 2017 |
Election Date: | 22 November 2013 |
1Blank: | Popular Vote |
2Blank: | Percentage |
Candidate1: | Isaac Herzog |
1Data1: | 16,851 |
2Data1: | 58.5% |
Colour1: | 013068 |
Candidate2: | Shelly Yachimovich |
1Data2: | 11,955 |
2Data2: | 41.5% |
Colour2: | EE1C25 |
Leader | |
Before Election: | Shelly Yachimovich |
After Election: | Isaac Herzog |
Turnout: | 52.7% |
As a result of the party failing to enter the government after a poor performance in the legislative election in the previous January, a leadership election for the Israeli Labor Party was held on 22 November 2013.
The only round of voting was held on November 22:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnout: 52.7% | ||||
16,851 | 58.5% | |||
Shelly Yachimovich | 11,955 | 41.5% | ||
Total | 28,806 |
According to Ynetnews, turnout of voting Labor Party members was a relatively low 52.7%. Herzog won a majority of the votes cast and was thus elected leader of the party.[2]