1974 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

1974 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
23 April 1974
 
Candidate Yitzhak Rabin Shimon Peres
Popular vote 298 254
Percentage 53.99% 46.02%
Leader before election

Golda Meir

 Elected Leader

Yitzhak Rabin

The 1974 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held on 23 April 1974. It saw the party's central committee elect Yitzhak Rabin to succeed Golda Meir as the party's leader. Rabin defeated Shimon Peres. It was the first of four leadership contests in which Rabin and Peres challenged each other (followed by the February 1977, 1980, and 1992 leadership elections).

Rabin was the first sabra (individual that was born in or native to the land where Israel is located) to be elected leader of the Labor Party.

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