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2022 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)

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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.[1]

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2022 Labour Party leadership election
 2020
 
Candidate Ivana Bacik
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Leader before election

Alan Kelly

Elected Leader

Ivana Bacik

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After nominations closed on 24 March, Ivana Bacik was declared the new leader of the Labour Party after becoming the sole candidate.[2]

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.[3] He announced he would stay on as leader until a replacement was appointed, and would remain as a TD for Tipperary.[4]

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Ivana Bacik
25 May 1968
(age 58)
Dublin
TD for Dublin Bay South (2021–present)
Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad (2011–21)
Senator for the Dublin University constituency (2007–21)
7 March 2022[5]
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Results

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2022 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)
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Ivana Bacik Self-nominated
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