The 1997 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held on 3 June 1997 to elect the leader of the Israeli Labor Party. It saw the election of Ehud Barak.
Background The leadership vote took place a year after Shimon Peres' narrow defeat in the 1996 Israeli prime ministerial election. After this defeat, Peres decided to not run for reelection as party leader."Beloved abroad, polarizing at home, Peres was the peace-making face of Israel", The Times of Israel, September 28, 2016
Member of the Knesset Uzi Baram initially sought the leadership, but withdrew in December 1996 and endorsed Barak.
Results 69.2% of the 164,837 general party members that were eligible to vote participated in the election.
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