2016 Labour Party (Netherlands) leadership election
The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was called to elect the new Leader of the Labour Party after incumbent Diederik Samsom announced a leadership election to select the lijsttrekker (top candidate) for the general election of 2017. Lodewijk Asscher beat Samsom by 54.5% to 45.5%.

Procedure
The final list of candidates was published on 7 November; voting started on 28 November and closed on 8 December. A day after, the results were announced. Each of the party's ca. 45,000 members were given a vote in the leadership election. Additionally, any Dutch citizen was able to purchase a temporary membership for 2 euros and gain access to the election within days of their registration.

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Labour Party (Netherlands)
2016 elections in the Netherlands
Political party leadership elections in the Netherlands
Labour Party (Netherlands) leadership election