| Election Name: | 2016 Labour Party leadership election |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Flag Image: | PvdA Logo small.svg |
| Type: | leadership |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Labour Party (Netherlands) leadership election |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | – |
| Candidate1: | Lodewijk Asscher |
| Colour1: | E12B1A |
| Popular Vote1: | 54.5% |
| Candidate2: | Diederik Samsom |
| Colour2: | E12B1A |
| Popular Vote2: | 45.5% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader-elect |
| Before Election: | Diederik Samsom |
| After Election: | Lodewijk Asscher |
The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was called to elect the new Leader of the Labour Party after incumbent Diederik Samsom announced a leadership election to select the lijsttrekker (top candidate) for the general election of 2017.[1] [2] [3] Lodewijk Asscher beat Samsom by 54.5% to 45.5%.[4]
The final list of candidates was published on 7 November; voting started on 28 November and closed on 8 December. A day after, the results were announced. Each of the party's ca. 45,000 members were given a vote in the leadership election. Additionally, any Dutch citizen was able to purchase a temporary membership for 2 euros and gain access to the election within days of their registration.[5]