1988 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

1988 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

← 1983 21 December 1988 1989 →

Candidate David Lange Roger Douglas Popular vote 38 15 Percentage 69.09% 27.27%

Leader before election David Lange Leader after election David Lange

The 1988 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election was held on 21 December 1988. The incumbent leader of the New Zealand Labour Party David Lange was re-elected with 69% of the vote. To date, it is the only instance when an incumbent New Zealand Prime Minister has been challenged for leadership in a caucus vote.^[1]