2002 Labour Party (Netherlands) leadership election
- 2002 Labour Party (Netherlands) leadership election
Between 6 and November 12, 2002 the 60,000 members of the dutch social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) could vote for their preferred candidate for top candidate for the 2003 general election.
These elections were part of the reforms performed by party chairperson Ruud Koole, after the 2002 elections. Except for the top candidate for the Lower House elections, also the top candidate for the Higher House were elected and leaders of the provincial councils. All PvdA members could vote by mail or telephone.
The candidates for the election were Wouter Bos, former staatssecretaris for finance, the former chairperson of the lower house of parliament, Jeltsje van Nieuwenhoven, former minister of Home Affairs, Klaas de Vries and professor of public administration Jouke de Vries. The first three were member of the lower house of parliament, while Jouke de Vries was an outsider candidate.
Wouter Bos was the first to announce his candidacy, just after the fall of the Second Balkenende cabinet. On September 29, 2002, Klaas de Vries announced his candidacy, claiming that the elections would be a sham if only Wouter Bos was a serious candidate. On October 22, interim party-leader Jeltsje van Nieuwenhoven announced finally her candidacy.
The elections were won by a landslide by Wouter Bos. He won by with 60% of the votes and a margin of 30%. 54% of the PvdA members voted.
Following the elections the PvdA made miraculuous ressurgence in the 2003 general elections, nearly doubling its seats and votes, this is partially credited to the charisma of Wouter Bos and the reform of the party under Ruud Koole
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