2022 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = {{nowrap|2022 Labour Party leadership election}}
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2020 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)
| previous_year = 2020
| next_election =
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| image1 = Ivana Bacik 2021 (cropped).jpg
| image1_size = 160x160px
| candidate1 = Ivana Bacik
| popular_vote1 = Unopposed
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| title = Leader
| before_election = Alan Kelly
| after_election = Ivana Bacik
}}
The 2022 Labour Party leadership election was a leadership election within Ireland's Labour Party that was triggered when Alan Kelly stepped down as Labour leader on 2 March 2022, citing a lack of confidence in his leadership from party colleagues as the reason.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2022/0302/1284009-labour-alan-kelly/|title=Alan Kelly resigning as Labour leader|publisher=RTÉ News and Current Affairs|date=2 March 2022|access-date=7 March 2022}}
After nominations closed on 24 March, Ivana Bacik was declared the new leader of the Labour Party after becoming the sole candidate.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2022/0324/1288136-labour-leadership/|title=Bacik confirmed as new Labour leader|publisher=RTÉ News and Current Affairs|date=24 March 2022|accessdate=24 March 2022}}
Background
On 2 March 2022, Alan Kelly announced his resignation as party leader, citing a lack of confidence in his leadership from party colleagues as the reason.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-40820229.html|title=Emotional Alan Kelly resigns as Labour Party leader|publisher=Irish Examiner|first1=Aoife|last1=Moore|first2=Elaine|last2=Loughlin|date=2 March 2022|accessdate=7 March 2022}} He announced he would stay on as leader until a replacement was appointed, and would remain as a TD for Tipperary.{{cite news|url=https://www.newstalk.com/news/alan-kelly-confirms-his-resignation-as-labour-party-leader-1317625|title=Alan Kelly confirms his resignation as Labour Party leader|publisher=Newstalk|first=Michael|last=Staines|date=2 March 2022|accessdate=7 March 2022}}
Candidates
= Confirmed =
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| scope="col" style="width: 120px;" | Candidate
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Born ! scope="col" style="width: 450px;" | Political office ! scope="col" style="width: 110px;" | Announced |
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|{{dts|1968|5|25|format=dmy}} |TD for Dublin Bay South {{small|(2021–present)}} |7 March 2022{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/ivana-bacik-confirms-she-will-run-for-labour-party-leadership-41419122.html|title=Ivana Bacik confirms she will run for Labour party leadership|first=Gabija|last=Gataveckaite|date=7 March 2022|access-date=7 March 2022|publisher=Irish Independent}} |
Results
{{Uncontested election box |title=2022 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)
|candidate = Ivana Bacik
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|nominator = Self-nominated
}}
References
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Category:2022 elections in the Republic of Ireland
Category:2022 in Irish politics
Category:Labour Party (Ireland)