2012 Meretz leadership election

Election for leader of the Meretz Party

2012 Meretz leadership election | <- 2008 | 7 February 2012 | 2015 ->

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Turnout| 87.53%
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Candidate  | Zehava Galon | Ilan Gilon
Party  | Meretz | Meretz
Popular vote  | 835 | 506
Percentage  | 60.60% | 36.65%

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| Leader before election

Haim Oron

| Elected Leader

Zehava Galon

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The 2012 Meretz leadership election was held on 7 February 2012[1] in which party convention delegates elected Zehava Galon as the party's leader.

## Candidates

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* Zehava Galon, member of the Knesset since 1999 and candidate for party leadership in 2008
* Ilan Gilon Member of the Knesset (1999–2003 and since 2009)
* Ori Ophir, Party activist[2] and youth leader[3]

## Electorate

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Unlike the previous two Meretz party leadership elections,[4][5][6] the 2012 election was not open to the party's general membership. Instead, its electorate was limited to delegates at the party's convention. 835 of the convention's 954 delegates ultimately participated in the election, making for a turnout of 87.53%.[1]

## Results

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2012 Meretz leadership election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Meretz | Zehava Galon | 835  | 60.60
| Meretz | Ilan Gilon | 506  | 36.65
| Meretz | Ori Ophir  | 23  | 2.75
Total votes  | 835  | 100
Turnout |  | 87.53

## References

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1. ^ a b c Bar-Zohar, Ophir. "Zahava Gal-On Sweeps Meretz Leadership". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
2. ^ Goldman, Yoel. "Meretz heads to polls for new leader". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
3. ^ "MK Zehava Gal-On voted leader of Meretz party". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
4. ^ Kenig, Ofer (2009). "Democratizing Party Leadership Selection in Israel: A Balance Sheet". Israel Studies Forum. 24 (1): 62–81. ISSN 1557-2455. JSTOR 41805011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
5. ^ Stern Stern Hoffman, Gil (18 March 2008). "New Meretz leader rejects offer to join gov't". JPost.com. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
6. ^ Somfalvi, Attila (19 March 2008). "MK Oron voted new Meretz chairman". Ynetnews. Retrieved 16 June 2015.