David McLean Davis is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council since March 1996,representing East Yarra Province from 1996 until 2006 when it was abolished and the Southern Metropolitan Region from 2006 onwards. He was state Minister for Health from 2010 to 2014 under Premiers Ted Baillieu and Denis Napthine.
Murray Hamilton Ross Thompson is a former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was the member for Sandringham in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1992 until his retirement in 2018. He is the son of former Liberal Premier of Victoria Lindsay Thompson.
Michael Anthony O'Brien is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2006,representing the electorate of Malvern and served as the leader of the party and opposition leader from December 2018 to September 2021.
Ryan James Smith is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2023,representing the electorate of Warrandyte. He was Minister for Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Youth Affairs from 2010 to 2014,serving in both the Baillieu and Napthine governments.
The electoral district of Sandringham is one of the electoral districts of Victoria,Australia,for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It consists of the Melbourne bayside suburbs of Beaumaris,Black Rock and Sandringham,and parts of Cheltenham,Hampton,Highett,and Mentone.
Sam Groth is an Australian politician and a former professional tennis player. Sitting as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly,Groth represents the Liberal Party in the seat of Nepean. He is currently the deputy leader of the Victorian Liberal Party.
Bradley William Battin is an Australian politician who has served as the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party since 27 December 2024,and as member for Berwick in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2022. He was previously the member for Gembrook from 2010 until the seat was abolished in 2022 following the 2021 redistribution. He was formerly a police officer and owned a bakery in Wheelers Hill.
John Pesutto is an Australian politician and lawyer who has served as the member for Hawthorn in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2022,having previously served from 2014 to 2018. He was the Leader of the Opposition in Victoria,while holding office as the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party,from 8 December 2022 until a leadership spill on 27 December 2024.
Christopher John Crewther is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2016 to 2019 before being elected to the Victorian State Parliament in 2022,representing the division of Mornington.
The Victorian Liberal Party,officially known as the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) and branded as Liberal Victoria,is the state division of the Liberal Party of Australia in Victoria. It was formed in 1949 as the Liberal and Country Party (LCP) and simplified its name to the Liberal Party in 1965. The party sits on the centre-right to right-wing of the Australian political spectrum,and is currently led by Brad Battin.
James Benjamin Kingsley Newbury is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2018,representing the seat of Brighton.
The Shadow Ministry of Michael O'Brien is the Coalition opposition since December 2018,opposing the Andrews government in the Parliament of Victoria. It is led by Michael O'Brien following his election as leader of the party and Victorian Leader of the Opposition on 6 December 2018. The shadow cabinet is made up of the caucuses from the Liberal Party and Nationals. O'Brien's shadow ministry has seen one major reshuffle in March 2021 after a failed leadership spill by Brad Battin.
The Shadow Ministry of Matthew Guy was the Coalition opposition,opposing the Andrews government in the Parliament of Victoria,Australia. Matthew Guy held the position of opposition leader twice,first from 4 December 2014 until 6 December 2018,following his loss in the 2018 Victorian state election,and then again from 7 September 2021 until 8 December 2022 when he defeated his successor,Michael O'Brien in a leadership spill. The shadow cabinet was made up of the caucuses from the Liberal Party and Nationals.
The 2021 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills were two spill motions on 16 March and 7 September 2021 against the leader of the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition Michael O'Brien,who had held these roles since December 2018. The September spill motion was successful and resulted in a ballot to elect the new party leader and deputy party leader on the same day. Former leader,Matthew Guy,was elected unopposed as the party leader and Leader of the Opposition. Caulfield MP David Southwick defeated Louise Staley in the Deputy Leadership contest and was elected Deputy Leader,replacing Cindy McLeish who had been elected alongside O'Brien in 2018.
Moira Deeming is an Australian politician and member of the Victorian Liberal Party. She has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council,the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, for the Western Metropolitan Region of the,since November 2022. She previously sat as a councillor for the Melton City Council representing the Watts Ward.
Jessica Kate Wilson is an Australian politician who is the member for Kew in the Victorian Legislative Assembly,representing the Liberal Party. Prior to her candidacy at the 2022 Victorian state election,Wilson was the executive director of the Business Council of Australia.
The 2026 Victorian state election is expected to be held on 28 November 2026 to elect the 61st Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council will be up for election,presuming there are no new electorates added in a redistribution.
The 2022 Victorian Liberal Party leadership election was held on 8 December 2022 to elect the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party and,ex officio,Leader of the Opposition,following the party's loss at the 2022 Victorian state election.
Renee Heath is an Australian politician who is a current member for Eastern Victoria Region in the Victorian Legislative Council. She is a member of the Liberal Party and was preselected for the 2022 state election,defeating Cathrine Burnett-Wake as the first person on the Liberal Party's group voting ticket for the Eastern Victoria Region.
The 2024 Victorian Liberal Party leadership spill took place on 27 December 2024 to elect the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party and,ex officio,Leader of the Opposition. Incumbent leader John Pesutto,a moderate,lost a spill motion and was replaced by Brad Battin,a conservative,in the subsequent leadership spill.
