2022 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland) explained

Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)
Previous Year:2020
Image1:Ivana Bacik 2021 (cropped).jpg
Image1 Size:160x160px
Candidate1:Ivana Bacik
Popular Vote1:Unopposed
Leader
Before Election:Alan Kelly
After Election:Ivana Bacik

The 2022 Labour Party leadership election was a leadership election within Ireland's Labour Party that was triggered when Alan Kelly stepped down as Labour leader on 2 March 2022, citing a lack of confidence in his leadership from party colleagues as the reason.[1]

After nominations closed on 24 March, Ivana Bacik was declared the new leader of the Labour Party after becoming the sole candidate.[2]

Background

On 2 March 2022, Alan Kelly announced his resignation as party leader, citing a lack of confidence in his leadership from party colleagues as the reason.[3] He announced he would stay on as leader until a replacement was appointed, and would remain as a TD for Tipperary.[4]

Candidates

Confirmed

Notes and References

  1. News: Alan Kelly resigning as Labour leader. RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 2 March 2022. 7 March 2022.
  2. News: Bacik confirmed as new Labour leader. RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 24 March 2022. 24 March 2022.
  3. News: Emotional Alan Kelly resigns as Labour Party leader. Irish Examiner. Aoife. Moore. Elaine. Loughlin. 2 March 2022. 7 March 2022.
  4. News: Alan Kelly confirms his resignation as Labour Party leader. Newstalk. Michael. Staines. 2 March 2022. 7 March 2022.
  5. News: Ivana Bacik confirms she will run for Labour party leadership. Gabija. Gataveckaite. 7 March 2022. 7 March 2022. Irish Independent.