The 2001 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held by the Israeli Labor Party on 4 September 2001 to elect the leader of the party. In the initial count of the vote, Speaker of the Knesset Avraham Burg defeated

Minister of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. Following alleged irregularities, the election was partially voided, with several precincts voting for a second time on 26 December. Following the redo, Ben-Eliezer was elected to lead the party, defeating Burg.

Background

Incumbent party leader

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announced that he was resigning as party leader after losing his premiership in the special

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and facing opposition within the party.

Candidates

* Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, member of the

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since 1984,

minister of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

since 2001, former

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(1999–2001), former minister of construction (1992–1996; 2000–2001), former minister of communications (1999–2001) * Avraham Burg, member of the Knesset since 1984, speaker of the Knesset since 2000, former acting

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(2000)

Results

September

In the September election, Burg defeated Ben-Eliezer by a margin of 1,088 votes.

December

After the partial re-vote, the following tabulations were the election's final result:

References

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