2016 Labour Party leadership election (Netherlands)

none 2016 Labour Party leadership election Netherlands PvdA Logo small.svg leadership no 2012 Labour Party (Netherlands) leadership election 2012 2016 11 28 y – 2016 12 08 y 150x150px|Lodewijk Asscher Lodewijk Asscher E12B1A 54.5% 150x150px|Diederik Samsom Diederik Samsom E12B1A 45.5% Leader Leader-elect Diederik Samsom Lodewijk Asscher The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was called to elect the new Leader of the Labour Party after incumbent Diederik Samsom announced a leadership election to select the lijsttrekker (top candidate) for the general election of 2017.nl Samsom wil opnieuw boegbeeld PvdA worden, NOS, 23 September 2016nl Asscher doet het: hij wil PvdA-lijsttrekker worden, NOS, 13 October 2016nl Monasch kan geslotenheid PvdA niet langer aanzien, NOS, 13 October 2016 Lodewijk Asscher beat Samsom by 54.5% to 45.5%.nl Asscher wint lijsttrekkersverkiezing PvdA, Samson stapt op Procedure The final list of candidates was published on 7 November; voting started on 28 November and closed on 8 December. A day after, the results were announced. Each of the party's ca. 45,000 members were given a vote in the leadership election. Additionally, any Dutch citizen was able to purchase a temporary membership for 2 euros and gain access to the election within days of their registration.nl Voor twee euro meestemmen over lijsttrekker PvdA, AD.nl, 14 October 2016 References 2 Category:Labour Party (Netherlands) Category:2016 elections in the Netherlands Category:Political party leadership elections in the Netherlands Labour Party (Netherlands) leadership election