The Leadership race is on

Posted on August 28, 2007 at 01:35 PM

Since Pat's announcement last week that he is standing down as leader of the Labour Party all eyes are on who is going to replace him.

The Labour Party is the only party in Ireland where the leader is elected by rank and file members. Once nominations are officially opened the election will be held not later than 45 days after the final date for close of nominations. The method of election will be the single transferable vote by means of secret postal ballot.

As new candidates emerge we will update them here so keep checking back for announcements.

The following candidates have declared themselves for Leader;

UPDATE: 1pm - Tuesday, 28 August 2007 - Deputy Eamon Gilmore

The following candidates have declared themselves for Deputy Leader;

UPDATE: 10am - Thursday, 30th August 2007 - Deputy Joan Burton

UPDATE: 6pm - Monday, 27th August 2007 - Deputy Jan O'Sullivan

UPDATE: 1pm - Monday, 3 September 2007

[Edited, 12.30pm - Tuesday, 11 September 2007 to update hustings venues]

As part of the arrangements for the Leadership elections, Head Office has arranged five sets of hustings where all candidates for the posts of Leader and Deputy Leader will make their case to party members.

The dates and venues are as follows:

• Dublin, Monday 10th September, Westbury Hotel, 8.00pm
• Mullingar, 11th September, Bloomfield House Hotel, 8.00pm
• Cork, Thursday 13th September, Imperial Hotel, 8.00pm [Postponed as a mark of respect to the Sherlock family]
• [new date] Cork, Wednesday 19th September, Imperial Hotel, 8.00pm
• Kilkenny, Tuesday 18th September, New Park Hotel, 8.00pm
• Galway, Thursday 20th September, Flannery's Hotel, Dublin Road, 8.00pm

All unconfirmed dates to be confirmed by Tuesday 4th September. Ballot papers will issued on the 13th September. All units of the party are requested to support these events and encourage members to attend.

If Constituencies nevertheless decide to organise their own events they are asked to:
- ensure that the dates do not clash with these dates or require excessivly demanding journeys by candidates
- that all nominated candidates are invited to the event
- that no hustings is called after the Sunday 23rd of September as the Dáil reconvenes the following week.

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