35th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention

The 35th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention took place on 16 and 17 January 2016, having originally been scheduled for 2014. The convention date was pushed back from 2014, when it was supposed to be held two years after the previous in 2012, due to the 18th Extraordinary Convention that was held in September 2014. It w held shortly after the CHP's defeat in the November 2015 general election. The party was expected to see challengers to the leadership of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, however, Kılıçdaroğlu was re-elected with no other candidate challenging him.

2016 Republican People's Party leadership election

16–17 January 2016
Turnout97.1%
 
Candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Party CHP
Constituency İzmir (II)
Delegate vote 990
Percentage 100.0%

Leader before election

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
CHP

Elected Leader

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
CHP

In November 2015, Kılıçdaroğlu ruled out any prospect of holding an Extraordinary Convention prior to the scheduled Ordinary Convention despite calls from some CHP MPs, claiming that the preparations for the Ordinary Convention had already begun.[1]

Leadership election

Standing

Possible

Declined

Withdrew

Nomination process

Out of the 1,275 delegates taking part in the voting process, a candidate needed 127 signatures to contest the leadership election.[20]

Results

Candidate Votes Percentage
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu990100.0
Invalid/blank votes
248
Total
1,238100.0
Number of delegates/turnout
1,27597.1

References

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