1997 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

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.

Results
69.2% of the 164,837 general party members that were eligible to vote participated in the election.