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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Socialist Labour Party leadership election
| flag_image = SAPlogo.png
| type = presidential
| votes_for_election = 
| needed_votes = 
| vote_type = Caucus
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2015 National Consolidation Party leadership election
| previous_year = 2015
| next_election = 
| next_year =  
| election_date = 30 October – 20 November 2022
| map_image = 
| map_caption = 

| 1blank = First round (first count)
| 2blank = Second round

| image1 = [[File:Magdalena_Andersson_2017_(cropped).jpg|160x160px]]
| candidate1 = [[Mirjam Schutte]]
| color1 = 
| leaders_seat1 = Lower Stegeren
| 1data1             = '''148 (38.3%)'''
| 2data1             = '''52,590 (65.1%)'''

| image2 = [[File:220107Kajsa_Ollongren44_(cropped).jpg|160x160px]] 
| candidate2 = [[Carolijn Broeksma]]
| color2 = 
| leaders_seat2 = Grotevlakte
| 1data2             = 91 (23.6%)
| 2data2             = 28,187 (34.9%)


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| title = Leader
| before_election = [[Rupert van Bleiswijk]]
| after_election = [[Mirjam Schutte]]
| party =
}}
The '''2022 [[Socialist Labour Party (Hennehouwe)|Socialist Labour Party]] leadership election''' was held from 30 October to 20 November 2022. The election was triggered by the resignation of incumbent leader [[Rupert van Bleiswijk]] after he failed to secure the [[2022 Euclean presidential election#Socialist Alternative for Euclea|SAE nomination]] for [[President of the Euclean Community]].

Following van Bleiswijk's formal resignation on 26 September, the SAP's federal executive met to formalise the rules and procedures of the election. Nominations opened on 5 October, and closed seven days later on 12 October. The first round of voting took place on 30 October, with an {{wp|electoral college}} of party leadership, representatives and elected office holders using a modified {{wp|instant-runoff voting|instant-runoff}} voting system. [[Carolijn Broeksma]] and [[Mirjam Schutte]] emerged as the top two candidates in the first round, progressing to a second round consisting of a wider ballot of party members.

On 20 November, Schutte was declared the winner of the election with 65.1% of valid votes, to Broeksma's 34.9%. She was subsequently elected as the federal leader of the SAP, and is expected to become the next [[Premier of Hennehouwe|Premier]] on 23 November.
==Background==
[[Rupert van Bleiswijk]] was elected as leader of the SAP in 2015. He led them to a first place finish at the [[2017 Hennish federal election|2017 federal election]], and again in [[2021 Hennish federal election|2021]]. In the months leading up to the 2021 election, it was widely speculated that van Bleiswijk was considering a run for the [[President of the Euclean Community|presidency]] of the [[Euclean Community]] (EC), which raised questions about his long-term ambitions as party leader and as [[Premier of Hennehouwe|premier]].

On 24 June 2022, van Bleiswijk formally declared his intention to seek the [[Socialist Alternative for Euclea]] (SAE) nomination for EC President, launching his [[2022 Euclean presidential election#Socialist Alternative for Euclea|primary]] campaign on the same day. In the first and only round of the primary, van Bleiswijk finished in third place out of the three candidates, garnering just 18 votes in the {{wp|electoral college}} system. Van Bleiswijk was criticised domestically by a number of political figures, including some in his own party, for prioritising his own Euclean election campaign over his role as premier, which resulted in mounted pressure on him to consider his position following his primary defeat.

On 25 September, van Bleiswijk told a private gathering of SAP members of the [[Senate (Hennehouwe)|Senate]] of his intention to resign as leader of the party and as premier, which he announced publicly the following day. He will remain in place in both positions until the new party leader is elected.

==Procedure==
The SAP's constitution lays the basic framework for conducting the process to elect a new leader. Prospective candidates needed to be at least 24 years of age, be a party member for at least five years, and have been a currently-serving elected representative of either the [[Senate (Hennehouwe)|Senate]], a [[Hennehouwe#Administrative divisions|regional legislature]] or a municipal council. Candidates also needed to meet any additional entry requirements as specified by the party's federal executive in advance of a leadership election.

The party's federal executive met to determine the rules of the electoral process and published details on 2 October. The nomination period opened on 5 October and lasted for one week, closing on 12 October. In addition to the basic requirements as contained in the party constitution, candidates were required to receive support from at least 20 other elected officials, of which 10 were members of either the federal or regional legislatures, and 10 were from outside the candidate's home region (neither category was mutually exclusive).

The leadership election took place over two rounds of voting. The first round took place on 30 October, involving all candidates who qualified under the nominations process. Voting in the first round was limited to an {{wp|electoral college}} of SAP members of the Senate and regional legislatures, as well as members of the federal executive and delegates of the executives of the SAP's regional branches. The first round used a modified {{wp|instant-runoff voting|instant-runoff}} system, with candidates requiring at least 40% of preferences to automatically qualify for the final round. Voting was conducted exclusively at the ten regional headquarters of the SAP, and voters were required to preference all candidates on the ballot.

The two remaining candidates at the end of the first round progressed to the second round, in which party members elected the leader under a {{wp|one man, one vote|one-person-one-vote}} premise using a combination of postal and online voting. The deadline for postal votes was 16 November, whilst online voting closed at 23:59 EET on 19 November. The results were announced at an extraordinary party conference on 20 November, with the winner being sworn in as leader of the SAP immediately afterwards.

==Campaign==
===Debates===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#B0C4DE" | Socialist Labour Party leadership election debates, 2022
|-
! rowspan="2" | {{small|Date}}
! rowspan="2" | {{small|Location}}
! rowspan="2" | {{small|Organiser(s)}}
! rowspan="2" | {{small|Broadcaster(s)}}
! colspan="5" | {{small|&nbsp;&nbsp;}} {{Colors|black|#90ff90|&nbsp;P&nbsp;}} {{small|Present &nbsp;}} {{Colors|black|#ff9090|&nbsp;A&nbsp;}} {{small|Absent invitee&nbsp;}} {{Colors|grey|#ececec|&nbsp;O&nbsp;}} {{small|Out&nbsp;}}
! rowspan="2" | {{small|Notes}}
|-
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Brent Bekaert|Bekaert]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Carolijn Broeksma|Broeksma]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Ad Joosten|Joosten]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Paula Russo|Russo]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Mirjam Schutte|Schutte]]
|-
|{{nowrap|17 October}}
|[[s'Holle]],<br>[[s'Holle]]
|[[Hennehouwe#Media|N24]],<br>[[Hennehouwe#Media|Groep Standaard]]
|[[Mediacentre|N24]]
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|
|-
|{{nowrap|19 October}}
|[[Middelhoek]],<br>[[Grotevlakte]]
|[[Hennish National Broadcasting|HNO]]
|[[Hennish National Broadcasting|De Eerste]]
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|
|-
|{{nowrap|24 October}}
|[[Stavenisse]],<br>[[Lower Stegeren]]
|[[Mediacentre]]
|[[Mediacentre|ATV]],<br>[[Mediacentre|Courant+]]
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|
|-
|{{nowrap|30 October}}
| style="background:#EFEFEF" colspan="9"| '''First round'''
|-
|{{nowrap|3 November}}
|[[Remicourt]],<br>[[Molenburg]]
|[[Hennehouwe#Media|Nous]]
|[[Hennehouwe#Media|Nous]]
|{{n/a|'''O'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{n/a|'''O'''}}
|{{n/a|'''O'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|<small>Debate in {{wp|French language|Gaullican}}.</small>
|-
|{{nowrap|13 November}}
|[[Aarle]],<br>[[Flamia]]
|[[Socialist Labour Party (Hennehouwe)|SAP]]
|[[Socialist Labour Party (Hennehouwe)|SAP Direct]]<br>(online)
|{{n/a|'''O'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{n/a|'''O'''}}
|{{n/a|'''O'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|
|-
|{{nowrap|16 November}}
|[[Zilverzee]],<br>[[Zilverzee]]
|[[Hennish National Broadcasting|HNO]]
|[[Hennish National Broadcasting|De Eerste]]
|{{n/a|'''O'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|{{n/a|'''O'''}}
|{{n/a|'''O'''}}
|{{Yes|'''P'''}}
|
|}
====Public reaction====
=====First round=====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:80%;line-height:18px"
|-
! style="width:120px;" | Date(s) <br />administered
! style="width:100px;"| Polling form
! style="width:90px;"| Sample size
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Brent Bekaert|Bekaert]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Carolijn Broeksma|Broeksma]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Ad Joosten|Joosten]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Paula Russo|Russo]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Mirjam Schutte|Schutte]]
! style="width:40px;"| Don't Know
! style="width:40px;"| None
|-
| colspan="11"; style="text-align: center; background: silver"|'''19 October HNO Debate'''
|-
|19-20 October
|Holstat
|959
| align="center" | 6%
| align="center" | 5%
| align="center" | 8%
| align="center" | 20%
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''25%'''
| align="center" | 12%
| align="center" | 24%
|-
| colspan="11"; style="text-align: center; background: silver"|'''24 October Mediacentre Debate'''
|-
|19-20 October
|Holstat
|959
| align="center" | 3%
| align="center" | 8%
| align="center" | 14%
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''29%'''
| align="center" | 19%
| align="center" | 7%
| align="center" | 20%
|-
|}
=====Second round=====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:80%;line-height:18px"
|-
! style="width:120px;" | Date(s) <br />administered
! style="width:100px;"| Polling form
! style="width:90px;"| Sample size
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Carolijn Broeksma|Broeksma]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Mirjam Schutte|Schutte]]
! style="width:40px;"| Don't Know
! style="width:40px;"| None
|-
| colspan="8"; style="text-align: center; background: silver"|'''16 November HNO Debate'''
|-
|16-17 November
|Holstat
|1,024
| align="center" | 16%
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''45%'''
| align="center" | 14%
| align="center" | 25%
|-
|}

==Candidates==
===Declared===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! style="width:110px;" | Candidate(s)
! Date of birth
! class="unsortable" | Notable positions
! Region
! Announced
|-
| [[File:Joris_Thijssen_-_TK2021_(51015533647).jpg|x120px]]<br>'''[[Brent Bekaert]]'''
| {{birth date|1973|01|19|df=y}}<br>{{small|(age 49)}}
| '''Flamish Vice Minister of Climate Change and the Natural Environment'''<br>{{small|(2018-2022)}}
{{Hidden|Other offices|
*Member of the Flamish Assembly {{small|(since 2018)}}
*Vice President of [[Socialist Labour Party (Hennehouwe)|Future SAP]] {{small|(1998-2000)}}
}}
| [[File:FLAMIA_flag.png|center|x30px]] Flamia
| 5 October
|-
| [[File:220107Kajsa_Ollongren44_(cropped).jpg|x120px]]<br>'''[[Carolijn Broeksma]]'''
| {{birth date|1969|08|05|df=y}}<br>{{small|(age 53)}}
| '''Minister of Finance'''<br>{{small|(since 2021)}}
{{Hidden|Other offices|
*Minister of Education {{small|(2017-2021)}}
*Member of the [[Senate (Hennehouwe)|Second Chamber]] for Grotevlakte {{small|(since 2014)}}
*Member of the [[Euclean Parliament]] {{small|(2009-2014)}}
}}
| [[File:Grotevlakte_flag.png|center|x30px]] Grotevlakte
| 5 October
|-
| [[File:220107Ernst_Kuipers34_(cropped).jpg|x120px]]<br>'''[[Ad Joosten]]'''
| {{birth date|1958|11|11|df=y}}<br>{{small|(age 63)}}
| '''Minister of Transport and Infrastructure'''<br>{{small|(since 2021)}}
{{Hidden|Other offices|
*Minister of State for Taxation and Public Finances {{small|(2017-2021)}}
*Minister of Economic Affairs {{small|(2007-2010)}}
*Minister of Defence {{small|(2002-2007)}}
*Minister of State for Welfare and Disabilities {{small|(1998-2002)}}
*Member of the [[Senate (Hennehouwe)|Second Chamber]] for Lower Stegeren {{small|(since 1994)}}
}}
| [[File:Lowerstegeren_flag.png|center|x30px]] Lower Stegeren
| 10 October
|-
| [[File:Yolanda_Díaz_2021b_(cropped).jpg|x120px]]<br>'''[[Paula Russo]]'''
| {{birth date|1974|04|29|df=y}}<br>{{small|(age 48)}}
| '''Member of the [[Senate (Hennehouwe)|Second Chamber]] for Zilverzee'''<br>{{small|(since 2021)}}
{{Hidden|Other offices|
*Chair of the Labour Affairs Committee in the Zilverzee City Assembly {{small|(2018-2021)}}
*Zilverzee Vice Minister of Welfare {{small|(2014-2018)}}
*Member of the Zilverzee City Assembly {{small|(2006-2021)}}
}}
| [[File:Zilverzee_flag.png|center|x30px]] Zilverzee
| 7 October
|-
| [[File:Magdalena_Andersson_2017_(cropped).jpg|x120px]]<br>'''[[Mirjam Schutte]]'''
| {{birth date|1968|09|16|df=y}}<br>{{small|(age 54)}}
| '''Minister of Health and Social Affairs'''<br>{{small|(since 2017)}}
{{Hidden|Other offices|
*Member of the [[Senate (Hennehouwe)|Second Chamber]] for Lower Stegeren {{small|(since 2014)}}
*Deputy Director-General of the Federal Health Board {{small|(2009-2014)}}
}}
| [[File:Lowerstegeren_flag.png|center|x30px]] Lower Stegeren
| 6 October
|-
|}

===Declined===
* [[Socialist Labour Party (Hennehouwe)|Corinne Agema]], [[Flamia|Governor of Flamia]] (''endorsed Schutte'')
* [[Socialist Labour Party (Hennehouwe)|Marko Zaccardi]], [[Government of Hennehouwe|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (''endorsed Schutte'')

==Opinion polling==
===First round===
====Party members====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:80%;line-height:18px"
|-
! style="width:120px;" | Date(s) <br />administered
! style="width:100px;"| Polling form
! style="width:90px;"| Sample size
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Brent Bekaert|Bekaert]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Carolijn Broeksma|Broeksma]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Ad Joosten|Joosten]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Paula Russo|Russo]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Mirjam Schutte|Schutte]]
! style="width:40px;"| Don't Know
|-
|15-18 October
|Holstat
|564
| align="center" | 2%
| align="center" | 15%
| align="center" | 14%
| align="center" | 8%
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''26%'''
| align="center" | 35%
|-
|23 October
|MCG/OnSAP
|435
| align="center" | 4%
| align="center" | 17%
| align="center" | 15%
| align="center" | 10%
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''31%'''
| align="center" | 23%
|-
|25-27 October
|Holstat
|435
| align="center" | 2%
| align="center" | 12%
| align="center" | 17%
| align="center" | 16%
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''27%'''
| align="center" | 26%
|-
|}
====Public====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:80%;line-height:18px"
|-
! style="width:120px;" | Date(s) <br />administered
! style="width:100px;"| Polling form
! style="width:90px;"| Sample size
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Brent Bekaert|Bekaert]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Carolijn Broeksma|Broeksma]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Ad Joosten|Joosten]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Paula Russo|Russo]]
!scope="col" style="width:5em;"| [[Mirjam Schutte|Schutte]]
! style="width:40px;"| Don't Know
|-
|17-19 October
|Holstat
|1,089
| align="center" | 1%
| align="center" | 8%
| align="center" | 17%
| align="center" | 8%
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''23%'''
| align="center" | 43%
|-
|23-26 October
|StemStem
|979
| align="center" | 2%
| align="center" | 10%
| align="center" | 15%
| align="center" | 12%
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''26%'''
| align="center" | 35%
|-
|26-27 October
|Iso-Groep Standard
|940
| align="center" | 1%
| align="center" | 13%
| align="center" | 10%
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''23%'''
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''23%'''
| align="center" | 30%
|-
|27-28 October
|Holstat
|435
| align="center" | 3%
| align="center" | 9%
| align="center" | 13%
| align="center" | 18%
| align="center" style="background:#f47f89" | '''24%'''
| align="center" | 33%
|-
|}

===Second round===
==Results==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right" |
|-
! rowspan="3" |Candidate
! colspan="11" |First round (30 October 2022)
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Second round<br />(20 November 2022)
|-
! colspan="2" |First count
! colspan="3" |Second count
! colspan="3" |Third count
! colspan="3" |Fourth count
|-
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
!±
! style="width: 40px"|%
!Votes
!±
!%
!Votes
!±
!%
!Votes
!%
|-
| style="width: 170px; text-align:left" | '''[[Mirjam Schutte]]'''
| 148
| 38.3
| 153
| +5
| 39.6
| 186
| +33
| 48.2
| ''155''
| ''-31''
| 
| '''52,590'''
| '''65.1'''
|-
| style="width: 170px; text-align:left" | [[Carolijn Broeksma]]
| 91
| 23.6
| 92
| +1
| 23.8
| 107
| +15
| 27.7
| 124.67
| +17.67
| 32.3
| 28,187
| 34.9
|-
| style="width: 170px; text-align:left" | [[Paula Russo]]
| 70
| 18.1
| 77
| +7
| 19.9
| 93
| +16
| 24.1
| 106.33
| +13.33
| 27.5
| colspan=2 {{N/A|Eliminated}}
|-
| style="width: 170px; text-align:left" | [[Ad Joosten]]
| 62
| 16.1
| 64
| +2
| 16.6
| colspan=8 {{N/A|Eliminated}}
|-
| style="width: 170px; text-align:left" | [[Brent Bekaert]]
| 15
| 3.9
| colspan=11 {{N/A|Eliminated}}
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Quota
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|155
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|~40.0
!scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|155
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|~40.0
!scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|155
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|~40.0
!scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|155
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|~40.0
!scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|''Simple majority''
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Votes cast
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|386
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|99.2
!rowspan=4 colspan=9|
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|81,040
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|85.9
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|{{wp|Spoilt vote|Spoilt ballots}}
|0
|0.0
|263
|0.3
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|{{wp|Abstentions}}
|3
|0.7
|13,345
|14.1
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Registered voters
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|389
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|100.0
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|94,385
!scope="row" style="text-align:right;"|100.0
|}