2001 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

{{Short description|Israeli Labor Party leadership election}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2001 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

| flag_image = Logo haAwoda.svg

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 1997 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

| previous_year = 1997

| next_election = 2002 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

| ongoing = no

| candidate1 = Binyamin Ben-Eliezer

| next_year = 2002

| election_date = 4 September 2001 (Initial vote)
26 December 2001 (redo in select precincts)

| 2blank = Percentage

| country = Israel

| image1 = File:סיור שר הביטחון בנימין בן אליעזר בחיל האוויר (cropped) (1).jpg

| 2data1 = 48.6% (September)
52.09% (December)

| image2 = File:Avraham Burg by David Shankbone (1).jpg

| candidate2 = Avraham Burg

| 2data2 = 50.1% (September)
47.91% (December)

| title = Leader

| before_election = Ehud Barak

| popular_vote3 =

| party1 = Israeli Labor Party

| party3 =

| party2 = Israeli Labor Party

| after_election = Avraham Burg (September - December 2001)

Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (December 2001 - )

}}

The 2001 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held by the Israeli Labor Party on 4 September 2001{{cite journal |last1=Kenig |first1=Ofer |title=Democratizing Party Leadership Selection in Israel: A Balance Sheet |journal=Israel Studies Forum |date=2009 |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=62–81 |jstor=41805011 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41805011 |access-date=25 January 2022 |issn=1557-2455}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Bar-Gefen |first=Linoy |date=2001-09-06 |title=בורג: מנסים להרוס את המפלגה מבפנים |trans-title=Burg: They're trying to destroy the party from the inside |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-1089608,00.html |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=ynet |language=he}} Following alleged irregularities, the election was partially voided, with several precincts voting for a second time on 26 December.{{Cite web |last1=Ben-Haim |first1=Avishay |last2=Bar-Gefen |first2=Linoy |date=2001-12-26 |title=בן אליעזר: "בעזרת השם, נביא למהפך" |trans-title=Ben Eliezer: "By God's grace, we will bring about an upset" |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-1465450,00.html |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=ynet |language=he}}{{Cite news |last=Haberman |first=Clyde |date=2001-09-06 |title=Israeli Party Is Bickering After Near-Tie In Its Primary |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/06/world/israeli-party-is-bickering-after-near-tie-in-its-primary.html |access-date=2022-08-26 |issn=0362-4331}} Following the redo, Ben-Eliezer was elected to lead the party, defeating Burg.{{Cite web |last=Bar-Gefen |first=Linoy |date=2001-12-27 |title=בן אליעזר ניצח; הרב עובדיה התקשר לברך |trans-title=Ben-Eliezer won; Rabbi Ovadia called to Congratulate |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-1469288,00.html |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=ynet |language=he}}