2013 Social Democratic Party of Scalizagasti leadership election

2013 Social Democratic Party of Scalizagasti leadership election

11 March 2013
Turnout	34.3%
Candidate David Keyes Max Sormann Kate Shaw Third Ballot 54,318 (53.5%) 46,635 (45.9%) Eliminated Second Ballot 34,822 (34.3%) 36,271 (35.7%) 30,199 (29.8%) First Ballot 33,746 (33.2%) 32,811 (32.3%) 28,403 (28.0%)   Candidate Oscar Yakobo Third Ballot Eliminated Second Ballot Eliminated First Ballot 6,538 (6.4%)
Leader before election Bill Hu Elected Leader David Keyes

The 2015 Social Democratic Party of Scalizagasti leadership election was held on 11 March 2013 to elect a new leader of the Social Democratic Party of Scalizagasti, a major party in Scalizagasti. The outgoing leader, Bill Hu, resigned due to crushing defeat of the party in the 2012 Scalizagastian federal election, where the SDP was reduced to fifth place with only 31 seats out of 516.

Four candidates made it onto the ballot: David Keyes, Kate Shaw, Max Sormann, and Oscar Yakobo. To qualify, a candidate needed to pay an entrance fee of $15,000. Anyone with a valid party membership purchased before 27 February 2013 was eligible to vote in the election. Secret votes were cast by the members using a preferential ranked ballot to determine the winner. In total, 101,498 votes were cast, representing a turnout of 34.3%.

Keyes was elected on the third ballot with 53.5% of the vote, defeating leadership rival and former party leader Max Sormann. Keyes would remain as leader until his sudden death in June 2014, resulting in Laura Hannasuya leading the party as an interim leader until the 2015 Social Democratic Party of Scalizagasti leadership election.