| Election Name: | 2016 Republican People's Party leadership election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of the Republican People's Party (Turkey).svg |
| Type: | convention |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 18th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Convention |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | 16–17 January 2016 |
| Next Election: | 36th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Turnout: | 97.1% |
| 1Blank: | Constituency |
| 2Blank: | Nominations |
| 3Blank: | Proportion |
| 4Blank: | Delegate vote |
| 5Blank: | Percentage |
| Image1: | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Nov 15 (cropped).jpg |
| Image1 Size: | 210x210px |
| Candidate1: | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| Colour1: | D50000 |
| Party1: | Republican People's Party |
| 4Data1: | 990 |
| 5Data1: | 100.0% |
| Map Size: | 370px |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| Before Party: | Republican People's Party |
| After Election: | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| After Party: | Republican People's Party |
The 35th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention took place on 16 and 17 January 2016, having originally been scheduled for 2014. The convention date was pushed back from 2014, when it was supposed to be held two years after the previous in 2012, due to the 18th Extraordinary Convention that was held in September 2014. It w held shortly after the CHP's defeat in the November 2015 general election. The party was expected to see challengers to the leadership of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, however, Kılıçdaroğlu was re-elected with no other candidate challenging him.
In November 2015, Kılıçdaroğlu ruled out any prospect of holding an Extraordinary Convention prior to the scheduled Ordinary Convention despite calls from some CHP MPs, claiming that the preparations for the Ordinary Convention had already begun.[1]
Out of the 1,275 delegates taking part in the voting process, a candidate needed 127 signatures to contest the leadership election.[14]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu | 990 | 100.0 | |
| 248 | – | ||
| 1,238 | 100.0 | ||
| 1,275 | 97.1 |