2012 Meretz leadership election

The 2012 Meretz leadership election was held on 7 February 2012.[1] to elect the leader of the Meretz party. It saw a vote of delegates to the party's convention elected Zahava Gal-On as the party's leader.

2012 Meretz leadership election
7 February 2012
Turnout87.53%
 
Candidate Zehava Gal-On Ilan Gilon
Party Meretz Meretz
Popular vote 835 506
Percentage 60.60% 36.65%
Leader before election

Haim Oron

 Elected Leader

Zahava Gal-On

Candidates
  • Zehava Gal-On, member of the Knesset since 1999 and candidate for party leadership in 2008
  • Ilan Gilon Member of the Knesset (1999–2003 and since 2009)
  • Ori Ophir, Party activist[2] and youth leader[3]

Electorate

Unlike the previous two Meretz party leadership elections,[4][5][6] the 2012 election was not open to the party's general membership. Instead, its electorate was limited to delegates at the party's convention. 835 of the convention's 954 delegates ultimately participated in the election, making for a turnout of 87.53%.[1]

Results
2012 Meretz leadership election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Meretz Zahava Gal-On 835 60.60
Meretz Ilan Gilon 506 36.65
Meretz Ori Ophir 23 2.75
Total votes 835 100
Turnout   87.53

References
  1. Bar-Zohar, Ophir. "Zahava Gal-On Sweeps Meretz Leadership". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. Goldman, Yoel. "Meretz heads to polls for new leader". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. "MK Zehava Gal-On voted leader of Meretz party". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. Kenig, Ofer (2009). "Democratizing Party Leadership Selection in Israel: A Balance Sheet". Israel Studies Forum. 24 (1): 62–81. ISSN 1557-2455. JSTOR 41805011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. Stern Stern Hoffman, Gil (18 March 2008). "New Meretz leader rejects offer to join gov't". JPost.com. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. Somfalvi, Attila (19 March 2008). "MK Oron voted new Meretz chairman". Ynetnews. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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