The 2019 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held following the announcement of the resignation of Avi Gabbay as leader of the Labor Party on 7 June 2019, after almost two years as leader, which he led into its worst election result in its history during the April 2019 Israeli legislative election. The candidates were Amir Peretz, Itzik Shmuli, and Stav Shaffir. The vote of party members was held on 2 July 2019. Amir Peretz won the leadership election with 47% of the vote.