1974 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

Israeli Labor Party leadership election 1974 Israeli Labor Party leadership election Havoda (1977-1992).png presidential vote by Central Committee of party no 1969 Israeli Labor Party leadership election 1969 February 1977 Israeli Labor Party leadership election 1977 (Feb) 23 April 1974 150x150px Yitzhak Rabin 298 53.99% 150x150px Shimon Peres 254 46.02% Leader Golda Meir Yitzhak Rabin The 1974 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held on 23 April 1974.Approval sought of new Israeli premier https://www.newspapers.com/image/351504504 Newspapers.com Rapid City Journal The Associated Press 4 February 2022 en subscription 23 April 1974 It saw the party's central committee elect Yitzhak Rabin to succeed Golda Meir as the party's leader. Rabin defeated Shimon Peres. It was the first of four leadership contests in which Rabin and Peres challenged each other (followed by the February 1977, 1980, and 1992 leadership elections). Rabin was the first sabra (individual that was born in or native to the land where Israel is located) to be elected leader of the Labor Party.Israel breaks from the old traditions https://www.newspapers.com/image/122667719 Newspapers.com The Age (Melbourne, Victoria) 4 February 2022 en subscription 25 Apr 1974 Background The leadership election took place after Golda Meir was successfully pressured to step down amid public criticism of her government after the Yom Kippur War. Candidates Shimon Peres, member of the Knesset since 1959, Minister of Information since 1974, former Minister of Transportation (1970–1974), and former Minister of Immigration Absorption (1969–1970) Yitzhak Rabin, member of the Knesset since 1973, Minister of Labour since 1974, former ambassador to the United States (1968–1973), and former Chief of the General Staff (1964–1968) In contrast to Peres' lengthy Knesset and Labor Party experience, Rabin had only been a Labor Party member of the Knesset for a few months. Rabin's resume had extensive military background, but little political experience. Rabin was, ultimately, the first Labor Party leader not to have first been a member of the party's leadership ranks. Rabin held the backing of the "Old Guard" of the Labor Party. Nevertheless, Peres managed to receive significant support in the vote. Results The election was held by a secret ballot of the party's central committee. 1974 Israeli Labor Party leadership electionKenig Ofer Democratizing Party Leadership Selection in Israel: A Balance Sheet Israel Studies Forum 2009 24 1 62–81 41805011 https://www.jstor.org/stable/41805011 25 January 2022 1557-2455 Yitzhak Rabin 298 53.99 Shimon Peres 254 46.02 552 100 References Category:Israeli Labor Party leadership elections Labor Party leadership Israeli Labor Party leadership election Category:Yitzhak Rabin Category:Shimon Peres Israeli Labor Party leadership election