2017 Progressive Leadership Election

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2017 Progressive Alliance Leadership Election
← 2015 14 January – 7 March 2017 (2017-01-14 – 2017-03-07)
Turnout87.17%
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Candidate Micheal Brudia Racheal Brudia
Percentage 79.55% 18.24%

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Candidate Lee Cooper
Percentage 2.21%

Leader before election

Owen Smith

Elected Leader

Micheal Brudia

The 2017 Progressive Alliance Leadership election took place after the disastrous 2016 election where party leader and sole representative Owen Smith narrowly lost his seat. Due to the result, Owen resigned the leadership and asked the Progressive National Executive to hold a leadership Election.