National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)

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National Right Faction
Hard Right, National Right, Conservatives
LeaderVacant
Ideology
Political position Right-wing [7]
Associated party Liberal
Colours  Blue
House of Representatives
16 / 40
(2023 seats)[ citation needed ]
Senate
11 / 24
(2023 seats)[ citation needed ]

The National Right, [2] also known as the Conservatives, [8] or the Hard Right, [9] is one of four factions [10] within the federal Liberal Party of Australia. Reportedly concerned more with social issues, [2] the faction is the most organised [2] and the furthest right-leaning of the four. [11] [12] During the prime ministership of Malcolm Turnbull, the faction (of which Turnbull was not a member) rose in size and influence, [13] and between 2019–2022 it underwent a change of leadership, but lost many prominent members, including Tony Abbott, Eric Abetz and Kevin Andrews, [2] as well as former Liberal Party Senators Cory Bernardi [ dubious – discuss ] and Mathias Cormann. [14] The faction has a significant young membership, with Michael Sukkar (factional leader), [15] Andrew Hastie, James Paterson and former Senator Amanda Stoker all being millennials. [16] [ failed verification ] Furthermore, former New South Wales Premier, Dominic Perrottet, is from the faction. [17] [18]

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Peter Dutton was the Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition at the 2025 Australian federal election. [19] [ failed verification ] As of the 2022 Australian federal election, the National Right was the Liberal Party's largest internal grouping, with 27 of 65 Liberal MPs aligned with the faction. [20]

Angus Taylor, who is in the National Right faction, was defeated in a leadership election by Sussan Ley by 29 votes to 24. [21]

Membership

Current MPs

Membership (both houses) [2]
NameConstituencyOther positionsState/Territory
Michaelia Cash Senator for Western Australia
  • Former Attorney-General of Australia
  • Former Minister for Industrial Relations
  • Former Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
WA
Angus Taylor Member for Hume Former Minister for Energy and Emissions ReductionNSW
Alex Antic Senator for South Australia SA
Andrew Hastie Member for Canning WA
James Paterson Senator for Victoria Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security VIC
Garth Hamilton Member for Groom QLD
Slade Brockman Senator for Western Australia Former President of the Senate WA
Phillip Thompson Member for Herbert QLD
Tony Pasin Member for Barker SA
Rick Wilson Member for O'Connor WA
Matt O'Sullivan Senator for Western Australia WA
Jonathon Duniam Senator for Tasmania TAS
Claire Chandler Senator for Tasmania Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs TAS

Former MPs

Membership (both houses) [2]
NameConstituencyOther positionsState/Territory
Tony Abbott Member for Warringah (1994–2019)Former Prime Minister of AustraliaNSW
Eric Abetz Senator for Tasmania (1994–2022)
  • Leader of the Government in the Senate (2013–15)
  • Minister for Employment (2013–15)
2024 Tasmanian election candidate for Franklin 		TAS
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Senator for New South Wales (2005–22)Minister for International Development and the Pacific in the Turnbull Government (2016–18)NSW
Kevin Andrews Member for Menzies (1991–2022)
  • Former Minister for Defence
  • Former Minister for Social Services
VIC
Gerard Rennick Senator for Queensland (2019–2024) (left the party)QLD
Gladys Liu Member for Chisholm (2019–22)VIC
Amanda Stoker Senator for Queensland (2018–22)Former Assistant Minister to the Attorney-GeneralQLD
Nicolle Flint Member for Boothby (2016–22)SA
Christian Porter Member for Pearce (2013–22)
  • Former Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
  • Former Attorney-General
  • Leader of the House
  • Former Minister for Industrial Relations
  • Former Minister for Social Services
WA
Zed Seselja Former Senator for Australian Capital Territory (2013–22)
  • Former Minister for International Development and the Pacific
  • Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs (2016–17)
ACT
Alan Tudge Member for Aston (2010–23)
  • Minister for Education and Youth (2020–21)
  • Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure (2018–20)
  • Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (2017–18)
  • Minister for Human Services (2016–17)
VIC
Mathias Cormann Former Senator for Western Australia (2007–20)
  • Minister for Finance (2013–20)
  • Leader of the Government in the Senate (2017–20)
WA
Peter Dutton Member for Dickson (2001–25)Leader of the Opposition (2022–2025)QLD
Gavin Pearce Member for Braddon (2019–2025)TAS
Ian Goodenough Member for Moore (2013–2024)WA

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Pimenta, David (10 November 2023). "Two sides of the same 'West': the radical right wing in Australia and Portugal". theloop.ecpr.eu. European Political Science Review. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Massola, James (21 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Bourke, Latika (19 January 2018). "'Arrogantly ignored': Right-wing Liberals hit back at Ruddock 'unity' ticket". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 Patrick, Aaron (2 April 2023). "Conservatives used to think Aston was the Liberals' future". Australian Financial Review . Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023.
  5. ↑ [2] [3] [4]
  6. ↑ [2] [3]
  7. ↑ [2] [3] [4] [1]
  8. ↑ Nicholls, Sean; Selvaratnam, Naomi; March, Stephanie (7 July 2022). "Liberals accuse each other's factions of 'thuggish behaviour' and being 'a cancer that's infected the party'". ABC News - Four Corners. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  9. ↑ Rabe, Tom (6 August 2019). "'Absolute pain': Internal division exposed in Liberal feud". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  10. ↑ Davies, Anne (23 January 2022). "The Right stuff: why shellshocked NSW Liberal moderates are fearing factional fights". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  11. ↑ Gauja, Anika; Chen, Peter; Curtin, Jennifer; Pietsch, Juliet, eds. (2018). Double Disillusion: The 2016 Australian Federal Election. ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/DD.04.2018 . hdl:10072/415462. ISBN   9781760461867. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  12. ↑ O'Malley, Nick (27 October 2018). "Who is the 'base' the conservative faction of the Liberal Party keep talking about?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Norman, Jane (18 June 2018). "The Liberals' conservative faction is growing — and so is its influence over the party". ABC News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Packham, Ben; Kelly, Joe (5 August 2011). "Liberal row widens over Turnbull" . The Australian . Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  15. ↑ Crowe, David (28 May 2021). "Liberal faction wars could snare PM in puppet master's strings". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  16. ↑ Tillett, Andrew (23 August 2019). "The rise of the next generation of factional leaders". Australian Financial Review . Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  17. ↑ Seccombe, Mike (24 July 2021). "How power and factionalism work in Berejikliand". The Saturday Paper. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  18. ↑ Davies, Anne (22 January 2022). "The Right stuff: why shellshocked NSW Liberal moderates are fearing factional fights". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  19. ↑ Stayner, Tom (26 May 2022). "Who is the new leader of the Liberal party Peter Dutton?". SBS News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  20. ↑ Massola, James (8 April 2023). "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  21. ↑ Mcllroy, Tom; Dhanji, Krishani (13 May 2025). "Sussan Ley elected first female Liberal party leader and leaves possibility open of Coalition abandoning net zero targets". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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