2013 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

2013 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

22 November 2013
Turnout	52.7%
Candidate Isaac Herzog Shelly Yachimovich Popular Vote 16,851 11,955 Percentage 58.5% 41.5%
Leader before election Shelly Yachimovich Elected Leader Isaac Herzog

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.

Candidates

• Shelly Yachimovich, incumbent Leader of the Labor Party and incumbent Leader of the Opposition[1]
• Isaac Herzog, Member of the Knesset and former Minister of Welfare and Social Services[1]

Results

The only round of voting was held on November 22:

Candidate		Votes	%
Turnout: 52.7%
	Isaac Herzog Y	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]

References

1. "דרמה בעבודה: הרצוג הביס את יחימוביץ' בפער גדול - וואלה! חדשות". וואלה! (in Hebrew). 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
2. Moran Azulay (22 November 2013). "Drama in Labor party: Herzog beats Yachimovich for chairmanship". Ynetnews.