Victorian Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia (VIC Division) | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Matthew Guy |
| President | Michael Kroger |
| Ideology | Liberalism Liberal conservatism Classical liberalism |
| Political position | centre-right |
| National affiliation | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Legislative Assembly | 30 / 88 |
| Legislative Council | 10 / 40 |
The Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division), commonly known as the Victorian Liberals, is the state division of the Liberal Party of Australia in Victoria.
History of the Victorian party
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Prime Minister Robert Menzies founded the Liberal party in Victoria. Victoria is where the Liberal party held government at state level from 1955 to 1982, and again from 1992 to 1999. The party was also in office once in the 21st century from 2010 to 2014. The last Liberal Prime Minister from Victoria was Malcolm Fraser the Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. The Liberals under Jeff Kennett in 1992 privatised many government services, including closing down over three hundred schools.[1]
Liberal party pre selections and shift to the right
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Following Guy becoming Liberal leader the Liberals began leaning to the right in Victoria due to the activities of Marcus Bastiaan, who is a supporter of Michael Kroger.[2] Guy met Bastiaan in 2017 to put differences aside.[3]
Guy's support for more women in parliament has not stopped men like James Newbury getting Brighton pre selection.[4]
Since being elected Opposition Leader and Liberal leader some have alleged that Liberal power broker and alleged branch stacker Marcus Bastiaan is plotting for Mathew Guy to lose the 2018 Victorian State election.[5]
Peter Reith supported by Guy challenged Liberal party President Michael Kroger due to allegations that Bastiaan was branch stacking, but prior to the vote Peter Reith suffered a stroke and Kroger remained state Liberal President.[6]
In February 2018, Bastiaan-aligned Liberal Party member Alex Lisov was elected president of the Victorian Liberals youth wing by 247 votes to 87 - the largest margin in the history of the movement. On the day of the ballot, opponents within the Party attempted to close the meeting early and stop voting, citing dissatisfaction with the running of the meeting by Liberal Party staff. This attempt was however overturned by the Party's Administrative Committee, and the vote was upheld.[7]
In April 2018, Bastiaan was elected metropolitan male Vice President of the Liberal Party (Victorian Division) at the party's annual State Council. Michael Kroger, backed by Bastiaan, retained the party presidency by a vote of 721-448.[8]
By May 2018, Bastiaan faction was said to be in control of the Victorian Liberal party.[9]
Election results
| Year | Seats won | ± | Total votes | % | ±% | Position | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 10 / 65
|
 3
|
180,046 | 20.51% | 2.56%
|
Crossbench | Thomas Hollway |
| 1947 | 27 / 65
|
 17
|
442,451 | 37.16% | 16.65%
|
Coalition | Thomas Hollway |
| 1950 | 27 / 65
|
 0
|
491,448 | 40.69% | 3.53%
|
Minority government | Thomas Hollway |
| 1952 | 11 / 65
|
16
|
255,685 | 24.85% | 15.84%
|
Crossbench | Les Norman |
| 1955 | 34 / 66
|
23
|
487,408 | 37.8% | 12.93%
|
Majority government | Henry Bolte |
| 1958 | 39 / 66
|
5
|
508,678 | 37.18% | 0.6%
|
Majority government | Henry Bolte |
| 1961 | 39 / 66
|
0
|
521,777 | 36.44% | 0.74%
|
Majority government | Henry Bolte |
| 1964 | 38 / 66
|
1
|
597,748 | 39.63% | 3.20%
|
Majority government | Henry Bolte |
| 1967 | 44 / 73
|
6
|
589,985 | 37.49% | 2.14%
|
Majority government | Henry Bolte |
| 1970 | 42 / 73
|
2
|
614,094 | 36.70% | 0.79%
|
Majority government | Henry Bolte |
| 1973 | 46 / 73
|
4
|
803,382 | 42.34% | 5.64%
|
Majority government | Rupert Hamer |
| 1976 | 52 / 81
|
6
|
939,481 | 45.87% | 3.53%
|
Majority government | Rupert Hamer |
| 1979 | 41 / 81
|
11
|
881,366 | 41.44% | 4.44%
|
Majority government | Rupert Hamer |
| 1982 | 24 / 81
|
17
|
860,669 | 38.33% | 3.11%
|
Opposition | Lindsay Thompson |
| 1985 | 31 / 88
|
7
|
1,003,003 | 41.86% | 3.53%
|
Opposition | Jeff Kennett |
| 1988 | 33 / 88
|
2
|
986,311 | 40.51% | 1.30%
|
Opposition | Jeff Kennett |
| 1992 | 52 / 88
|
19
|
1,153,770 | 44.16% | 3.59%
|
Coalition | Jeff Kennett |
| 1996 | 49 / 88
|
3
|
1,212,933 | 43.99% | 0.17%
|
Coalition | Jeff Kennett |
| 1999 | 36 / 88
|
13
|
1,194,998 | 42.22% | 1.77%
|
Opposition | Jeff Kennett |
| 2002 | 17 / 88
|
19
|
985,011 | 33.91% | 8.31%
|
Opposition | Robert Doyle |
| 2006 | 23 / 88
|
6
|
1,022,110 | 34.44% | 0.53%
|
Opposition | Ted Baillieu |
| 2010 | 35 / 88
|
12
|
1,203,654 | 38.03% | 3.59%
|
Coalition | Ted Baillieu |
| 2014 | 30 / 88
|
5
|
1,223,663 | 36.47% | 1.57%
|
Opposition | Denis Napthine |
See also
References
- ^ http://learningfromthepast.com.au/what-are-lost-schools/
- ^ Baker, Richard Willingham, Nick McKenzie, Richard (17 February 2017). "Victorian Liberals: factional fight exposes deep divisions". The Age. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Millar, Farrah Tomazin and Royce (10 November 2017). "The secret life of Matthew Guy, Liberal leader". The Age. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Tomazin, Farrah (3 December 2016). "Matthew Guy's bid for more Liberal women dealt a blow in Brighton preselection". The Age. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Willingham, Richard; Gough, Deborah (23 March 2017). "Peter Reith in stable condition after suffering stroke". The Age.
- ^ Willingham, Richard; Gough, Deborah (23 March 2017). "Peter Reith in stable condition after suffering stroke". The Age.
- ^ Preiss, Benjamin (1 March 2018). "Michael Kroger expected to face challenge for Liberal Party presidency". The Age.
- ^ "Category". Herald Sun. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Victorian Liberals openly defying PM amid accusations of Mormon branch-stacking". ABC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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