The 2014 Labour Party leadership election was held following the resignation of Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore as Leader of the Labour Party in the aftermath the party's poor showing at the local and European elections. A postal ballot was held to elect a successor. Nominations opened on 27 May and closed on 2 June.[1]
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Candidates edit
Two candidates contested the leadership election:
- Joan Burton, Deputy leader and Minister for Social Protection[2]
- Alex White, Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for primary care [3]
Deputy leader edit
Along with the position of leader, there was also an election to fill the Deputy leadership that fell vacant on the resignation of the Leader.[4] Four candidates contested it.[5][6]
- Ciara Conway, TD for Waterford
- Alan Kelly, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport with responsibility for public and commuter transport
- Michael McCarthy, TD for Cork South-West
- Seán Sherlock, Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills and at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation with responsibility for research and innovation
Debates edit
There were 5 leadership election debates held across Ireland during the election campaign.
| 2014 Labour Party leadership election debates | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N°. | Date | Place | Leadership candidates | Deputy Leadership candidates | |||||||||||
| P Participant. N Non-invitee. A Absent invitee. | Burton | White | Conway | Kelly | McCarthy | Sherlock | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 June 2014 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin Airport | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||||||
| 2 | 16 June 2014 | Clayton Hotel, Galway | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||||||
| 3 | 19 June 2014 | Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||||||
| 4 | 21 June 2014 | Tom Johnson Summer School, Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||||||
| 5 | 26 June 2014 | Mansion House, Dublin | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||||||
Result edit
Joan Burton was elected as leader with 78% of the vote. Alan Kelly was elected as deputy leader.[7][8][9]
| Leadership election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joan Burton | 2,094 | 77.0% |
| Alex White | 607 | 22.3% |
| Spoiled | 19 | 0.7% |
| Deputy leader election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alan Kelly | 1,409 | 51.5% |
| Seán Sherlock | 467 | 17.1% |
| Michael McCarthy | 438 | 16.0% |
| Ciara Conway | 421 | 15.4% |
| Spoiled | 3 | 0.1% |
References edit
- ^ Kelly, Fiach; Minihan, Mary; Duncan, Pamela (26 May 2014). "Eamon Gilmore quits as Labour leader". The Irish Times.
- ^ Duffy, Rónán (26 May 2014). "Here's who is in the frame to become the new Labour leader". TheJournal.ie.
- ^ "Adrian Kavanagh: Ace of Bases - Who should be the next Labour Party leader?". Irish Independent. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ O'Connor, Niall; Sheahan, Fionnan (27 May 2014). "Gilmore quit ahead of minister's threat to force his hand". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Four horse race for Labour deputy leader as Ciara Conway announces she will stand". Irish Independent. 2 June 2014.
- ^ Minihan, Mary (29 May 2014). "Three Labour candidates for deputy leadership". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Need to govern with more heart, says Joan Burton". RTÉ News. 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Joan Burton wins 76pc of votes to become new Labour Party leader". Irish Independent. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Joan Burton happy to take the reins as Labour leader". Irish Examiner. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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