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The 2001 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held by the Israeli Labor Party on 4 September 2001 [1] to elect the leader of the party. In the initial count of the vote, Speaker of the Knesset Avraham Burg defeated Minister of Defense Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. [2] Following alleged irregularities, the election was partially voided, with several precincts voting for a second time on 26 December. [3] [4] Following the redo, Ben-Eliezer was elected to lead the party, defeating Burg. [5]
Incumbent party leader Ehud Barak announced that he was resigning as party leader after losing his premiership in the special 2001 Israeli prime ministerial election and facing opposition within the party. [6]
In the September election, Burg defeated Ben-Eliezer by a margin of 1,088 votes. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Avraham Burg | 50.1% | ||
| Labor | Binyamin Ben-Eliezer | 48.6% | ||
| Turnout | 71,508 | 61.8% | ||
After the partial re-vote, the following tabulations were the election's final result:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Binyamin Ben-Eliezer | 32,910 | 52.09% | |
| Labor | Avraham Burg | 30,367 | 47.91% | |
| Turnout | ~25% | |||
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