title: 2022 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)
text: # 2022 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)
  
  The 2022 Labour Party leadership election was a leadership election within Ireland's Labour Party that was triggered when Alan Kelly stepped down as Labour leader on 2 March 2022, citing a lack of confidence in his leadership from party colleagues as the reason.
  
  After nominations closed on 24 March, Ivana Bacik was declared the new leader of the Labour Party after becoming the sole candidate.
  
  ## Background
  
  On 2 March 2022, Alan Kelly announced his resignation as party leader, citing a lack of confidence in his leadership from party colleagues as the reason. He announced he would stay on as leader until a replacement was appointed, and would remain as a TD for Tipperary.
  
  ## Candidates
  
  ### Confirmed
  
  | Candidate | Born | Political office | Announced |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Ivana Bacik | 25 May 1968 (age 55) Dublin | TD for Dublin Bay South (2021–present) Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad (2011–21) Senator for the Dublin University constituency (2007–21) | 7 March 2022 |
  
  ## Results
  
  2022 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland) :
  
  | Candidate | Nominated by | Nominated by |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ivana Bacik | | Self-nominated |
  