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<tr> <th style="text-align:left">Votes </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>54</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">44 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">% </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>55.1%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">44.9% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Wentworth" title="Division of Wentworth">Wentworth</a> (NSW) </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Warringah" title="Division of Warringah">Warringah</a> (NSW) </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Faction </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Moderates_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)">Moderate</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/National_Right_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Leader before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Tony_Abbott" title="Tony Abbott">Tony Abbott</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected Leader</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Turnbull" title="Malcolm Turnbull">Malcolm Turnbull</a><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436" /><div style="background-color:#ddd; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold">Deputy leadership election</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg/50px-Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg/75px-Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg/100px-Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="564" data-file-height="489" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill,_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, 2007">2007</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>14 September 2015</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spills,_2018#Second_spill_(24_August)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills, 2018">2018 (Aug 24)</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #0047AB"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Julie_Bishop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Julie Bishop"><img alt="Julie Bishop" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Portrait_of_Julie_Bishop.jpg/106px-Portrait_of_Julie_Bishop.jpg" decoding="async" width="106" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Portrait_of_Julie_Bishop.jpg/160px-Portrait_of_Julie_Bishop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Portrait_of_Julie_Bishop.jpg/213px-Portrait_of_Julie_Bishop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1847" data-file-height="2601" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #0047AB"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kevin_Andrews_2015_b.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kevin Andrews"><img alt="Kevin Andrews" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Kevin_Andrews_2015_b.jpg/120px-Kevin_Andrews_2015_b.jpg" decoding="async" width="107" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Kevin_Andrews_2015_b.jpg/250px-Kevin_Andrews_2015_b.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="840" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Julie_Bishop" title="Julie Bishop">Julie Bishop</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Andrews_(politician)" title="Kevin Andrews (politician)">Kevin Andrews</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Votes </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>70</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">30 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">% </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>70.0%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">30.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Curtin" title="Division of Curtin">Curtin</a> (WA) </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Menzies" title="Division of Menzies">Menzies</a> (Vic.) </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Faction </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Moderates_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)">Moderate</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/National_Right_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Deputy before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Julie_Bishop" title="Julie Bishop">Julie Bishop</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected Deputy</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Julie_Bishop" title="Julie Bishop">Julie Bishop</a><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A motion seeking a <a href="/wiki/Leadership_spill" title="Leadership spill">leadership spill</a> of the federal parliamentary leader of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal Party of Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">Prime Minister</a> was proposed by <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Turnbull" title="Malcolm Turnbull">Malcolm Turnbull</a>, who requested the ballot on 14 September 2015. The incumbent Prime Minister, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Abbott" title="Tony Abbott">Tony Abbott</a>, announced that a meeting of Liberal members of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_House_of_Representatives" title="Australian House of Representatives">House</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australian_Senate" title="Australian Senate">Senate</a> would take place at 9:15 pm <a href="/wiki/AEST" class="mw-redirect" title="AEST">AEST</a> on 14 September 2015 for the purpose of a spill motion.<sup id="cite_ref-SBS_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_Live_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_Live-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the meeting a vote was held for the leadership and deputy leadership. Turnbull defeated Abbott, 54 votes to 44, becoming the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and Prime Minister-nominee. <a href="/wiki/Julie_Bishop" title="Julie Bishop">Julie Bishop</a> retained her position of deputy leader defeating <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Andrews_(politician)" title="Kevin Andrews (politician)">Kevin Andrews</a> 70 votes to 30.<sup id="cite_ref-Sky_News_Live_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sky_News_Live-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With no contender, a <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill_motion,_February_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill motion, February 2015">February 2015 leadership spill motion</a> had seen Abbott defeat a motion to spill the leadership 61 votes to 39. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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February 2015">defeated in February 2015</a>. Following the February spill vote, Abbott delivered a speech to the members calling for their support and promised to consult more with backbench MPs.<sup id="cite_ref-ABC_Tony_Abbott_keeps_leadership_of_Liberal_Party_but_some_supporters_fear_he_is_doomed_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC_Tony_Abbott_keeps_leadership_of_Liberal_Party_but_some_supporters_fear_he_is_doomed-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this speech, as a follow-up to the poorly-received <a href="/wiki/2014_Australian_federal_budget" title="2014 Australian federal budget">2014 budget</a>, Abbott made a new commitment to further cut tax rates for small businesses, promised that the <a href="/wiki/2015_Australian_federal_budget" title="2015 Australian federal budget">2015 budget</a> would leave families better off and agreed to reduce the role his chief of staff <a href="/wiki/Peta_Credlin" title="Peta Credlin">Peta Credlin</a> played in the government.<sup id="cite_ref-Tony_Abbott_pleads_with_colleagues_for_six-month_reprieve_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tony_Abbott_pleads_with_colleagues_for_six-month_reprieve-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the Liberal Party meeting concluded, Abbott made a televised statement in which he said that "The Liberal Party has dealt with the spill motion and now this matter is behind us".<sup id="cite_ref-ABC_Tony_Abbott_keeps_leadership_of_Liberal_Party_but_some_supporters_fear_he_is_doomed_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC_Tony_Abbott_keeps_leadership_of_Liberal_Party_but_some_supporters_fear_he_is_doomed-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Grattan" title="Michelle Grattan">Michelle Grattan</a>, writing in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Conversation_(website)" title="The Conversation (website)">The Conversation</a></i>, argued that the "narrow margin" of the vote left Abbott "deeply vulnerable to later destabilisation".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/News_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="News Limited">News Limited</a> journalist <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Farr" title="Malcolm Farr">Malcolm Farr</a> wrote that Abbott had been "given, at best, a stay of execution".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May, information was leaked about citizenship changes.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August, daily talking points for ministers were leaked to Fairfax Media, which included that 'cabinet was functioning well'.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Abbott was perceived as extremely <a href="/wiki/Political_gaffe" title="Political gaffe">gaffe</a>-prone.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Just days before losing the premiership, he was captured on footage laughing out loud in response to a joke made by minister <a href="/wiki/Peter_Dutton" title="Peter Dutton">Peter Dutton</a> about rising sea levels in Pacific island nations. Both were immediately drawn to the attention of the microphone and cringed, and when later pressed by the media with the footage shown, both refused to confirm or deny what was said.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also of concern was the loss of their state government counterparts at the <a href="/wiki/2014_Victorian_state_election" title="2014 Victorian state election">2014 Victorian election</a> and particularly the <a href="/wiki/2015_Queensland_state_election" title="2015 Queensland state election">2015 Queensland election</a>. In South Australia, the rival <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> government went from <a href="/wiki/Minority_government" title="Minority government">minority</a> to <a href="/wiki/Majority_government" title="Majority government">majority government</a> after a surprise win at the <a href="/wiki/2014_Fisher_state_by-election" title="2014 Fisher state by-election">2014 Fisher by-election</a>, several months after the Liberal opposition's fourth consecutive loss following the <a href="/wiki/2014_South_Australian_state_election" title="2014 South Australian state election">2014 South Australian election</a>. In addition, multiple polls predicted a double-digit two-party swing at the <a href="/wiki/2015_Canning_by-election" title="2015 Canning by-election">2015 Canning by-election</a> against the Abbott government, which may have sparked a realisation in the Abbott government that a lack of voter support was becoming entrenched.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Turnbull the Liberal candidate retained the seat for his party despite having to rely on preferences after suffering a primary and <a href="/wiki/Two-party-preferred_vote" title="Two-party-preferred vote">two-party</a> <a href="/wiki/Swing_(Australian_politics)" title="Swing (Australian politics)">swing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Australia#Proposed_popular_vote_for_same-sex_marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Recognition of same-sex unions in Australia">Abbott's proposal to take marriage equality to a non-binding plebiscite in 2017</a> may have encouraged conservative Liberals to support Turnbull in the spill on the understanding that Turnbull would honour that commitment.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On Friday 11 September, Simon Benson published a <a href="/wiki/News_leak" title="News leak">leak</a> from a "senior source" that a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_reshuffle" title="Cabinet reshuffle">Cabinet reshuffle</a> would dump up to six ministers.<sup id="cite_ref-smhleak_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smhleak-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-benson_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-benson-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Turnbull said that the leak was a "<a href="/wiki/Peta_Credlin" title="Peta Credlin">[Peta] Credlin</a> special" and rallied supporters to support a leadership challenge.<sup id="cite_ref-smhleak_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smhleak-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That day, Deputy Government Whip <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Nikolic" title="Andrew Nikolic">Andrew Nikolic</a> sent Turnbull a letter on Abbott's behalf asking Turnbull to publicly rule out a leadership challenge. Turnbull refused on the grounds that this would only fuel speculation.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A meeting in regard to the leadership was held on Sunday 13 September at the home of Dr <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hendy_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Hendy (politician)">Peter Hendy</a>, attended by <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Turnbull" title="Malcolm Turnbull">Malcolm Turnbull</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Roy" title="Wyatt Roy">Wyatt Roy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sinodinos" title="Arthur Sinodinos">Arthur Sinodinos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Fifield" title="Mitch Fifield">Mitch Fifield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mal_Brough" title="Mal Brough">Mal Brough</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_McGrath_(Australian_politician)" title="James McGrath (Australian politician)">James McGrath</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Ryan_(Australian_politician)" title="Scott Ryan (Australian politician)">Scott Ryan</a>, and Julie Bishop's chief of staff, Murray Hansen.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, on Monday 14 September, anonymous sources confirmed in the early morning to news companies that Turnbull, then <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Communications_(Australia)" title="Minister for Communications (Australia)">Minister for Communications</a>, was planning to try and oust Tony Abbott. Abbott brushed off rumours of a leadership spill in the morning,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was unable to secure the verbal support of both Turnbull and Bishop.<sup id="cite_ref-AFR_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFR-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At around midday, Bishop had a conversation with Tony Abbott where she told him that he had "lost the backing of the majority of the party room and the majority of the cabinet".<sup id="cite_ref-smhleak_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smhleak-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Morning_Herald" class="mw-redirect" title="Sydney Morning Herald">Sydney Morning Herald</a></i> reports that Abbott offered the job of deputy to <a href="/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Scott Morrison</a>, who turned it down due to the leaks that Joe Hockey would be dumped as Treasurer.<sup id="cite_ref-smhleak_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smhleak-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Andrews, who had previously been the target of a leak,<sup id="cite_ref-benson_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-benson-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a conservative candidate for deputy. </p><p>At 4 pm <a href="/wiki/AEST" class="mw-redirect" title="AEST">AEST</a>, Turnbull held a press conference where he announced that he would be launching a challenge to Abbott's leadership, believing that the Prime Minister had "not been capable of providing the economic leadership" that Australia and business needed. Turnbull stated that a "style of leadership that respects the people's intelligence" was needed.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also cited that Prime Minister Abbott had lost 30 consecutive <a href="/wiki/Newspoll" title="Newspoll">Newspolls</a> for preferred Prime Minister, a statement he later regretted because it became a test for his own popularity as Prime Minister.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shorten held a news conference later and stated that a change of leader of the Liberal party would not change the policies.<sup id="cite_ref-SBS_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After formally launching his challenge, Abbott held a press conference two hours later at 6:15 pm AEST to confirm that a leadership vote would be happening that evening.<sup id="cite_ref-SBS_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Abbott is the shortest-serving Australian Prime Minister since <a href="/wiki/William_McMahon" title="William McMahon">William McMahon</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and aside from Kevin Rudd's second incarnation which lasted for three months in 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Endorsements_prior_to_vote_by_Liberal_MPs">Endorsements prior to vote by Liberal MPs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Endorsements prior to vote by Liberal MPs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to the vote some MPs had publicly announced whom they intended to vote for. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tony_Abbott">Tony Abbott</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tony Abbott"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At 6:30 pm AEST, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Hockey" title="Joe Hockey">Joe Hockey</a> addressed the press, describing Turnbull's claims as unfounded, listing the Government's economic achievements and expressing his loyalty to the Prime Minister.<sup id="cite_ref-Abbott_v_Turnbull_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abbott_v_Turnbull-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At around 6:50 pm AEST, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Dutton" title="Peter Dutton">Peter Dutton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mathias_Cormann" title="Mathias Cormann">Mathias Cormann</a> confirmed on <a href="/wiki/Sky_News_Australia" title="Sky News Australia">Sky News</a> that they would be supporting Abbott in the spill motion.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_Live_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_Live-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sky_News_Live_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sky_News_Live-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Liberal members, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Kelly_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Craig Kelly (politician)">Craig Kelly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ian_Goodenough" title="Ian Goodenough">Ian Goodenough</a> announced on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> their support for Abbott.<sup id="cite_ref-fight_for_leadership_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fight_for_leadership-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Andrews_(politician)" title="Kevin Andrews (politician)">Kevin Andrews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eric_Abetz" title="Eric Abetz">Eric Abetz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cory_Bernardi" title="Cory Bernardi">Cory Bernardi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Frydenberg" title="Josh Frydenberg">Josh Frydenberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Nikolic" title="Andrew Nikolic">Andrew Nikolic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Scott Morrison</a> announced during the lead up to the vote that they supported Tony Abbott.<sup id="cite_ref-Abbott_v_Turnbull_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abbott_v_Turnbull-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ABC_who's_backing_whom?_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC_who's_backing_whom?-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Malcolm_Turnbull">Malcolm Turnbull</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Malcolm Turnbull"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Early in the day Bishop as Deputy Leader informed Abbott that he did not have her confidence and she would support Turnbull.<sup id="cite_ref-AFR_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFR-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Roy" title="Wyatt Roy">Wyatt Roy</a> stated to a 2GB radio host that he would be supporting Turnbull.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sinodinos" title="Arthur Sinodinos">Arthur Sinodinos</a> announced that he would support Turnbull in the spill motion.<sup id="cite_ref-fight_for_leadership_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fight_for_leadership-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Pyne" title="Christopher Pyne">Christopher Pyne</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Brandis" title="George Brandis">George Brandis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Fifield" title="Mitch Fifield">Mitch Fifield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marise_Payne" title="Marise Payne">Marise Payne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Simon_Birmingham" title="Simon Birmingham">Simon Birmingham</a> announced throughout the night that they would support Turnbull.<sup id="cite_ref-Abbott_v_Turnbull_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abbott_v_Turnbull-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vote">Vote</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Vote"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At around 8:35 pm AEST, chief government whip <a href="/wiki/Scott_Buchholz" title="Scott Buchholz">Scott Buchholz</a> announced on Twitter that the party meeting would commence at 9:15 pm.<sup id="cite_ref-whip_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whip-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Turnbull won the spill motion with 54 votes to Abbott's 44.<sup id="cite_ref-Sky_News_Live_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sky_News_Live-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were a total of 99 Liberal MPs and senators who participated in the vote, one member voted informally.<sup id="cite_ref-Australian-howtheyvoted_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australian-howtheyvoted-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bishop won the position of Deputy Leader with 70 votes, to Andrews' 30 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_Live_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_Live-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 100 members participated in the vote for Deputy Leader, the member who voted informally in the spill for leader voted formally and Senator <a href="/wiki/Michael_Ronaldson" title="Michael Ronaldson">Michael Ronaldson</a> arrived in time for the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Australian-howtheyvoted_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australian-howtheyvoted-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Turnbull's second incarnation as leader, Bishop, who had been deputy leader since 2007, retained this position for a fourth leadership cycle. </p><p>Turnbull's victory occurred two days shy of the seventh anniversary since his first election as leader on 16 September 2008 when he defeated <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Nelson" title="Brendan Nelson">Brendan Nelson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The change of Prime Minister also means that Australia had five Prime Ministers in six years.<sup id="cite_ref-SMH-5in5_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMH-5in5-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Turnbull became the first former Opposition Leader (in contrast to a sitting one) to become Prime Minister, with the notable exceptions of John Howard and Robert Menzies (who had both had a hiatus between a previous period as opposition leader and a current period, when each became Prime Minister - in Menzies case for the second time). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Malcolm_Turnbull_2">Malcolm Turnbull</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Malcolm Turnbull"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At 10:40 pm AEST Turnbull and Bishop addressed the press and acknowledged the debt the party owed to Tony Abbott and the <a href="/wiki/Abbott_government" title="Abbott government">Abbott government</a>'s achievements. Turnbull said he would not go to an early election to seek a mandate from the people and that his government would maintain the climate change targets that the Abbott government committed to. </p><p>On 21 August 2018, facing a revolt by conservative MPs, Turnbull called a <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spills,_2018" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills, 2018">leadership spill</a>. He was challenged by Peter Dutton but narrowly survived. After continued unrest, Turnbull called another spill on 24 August and chose not to stand, resulting in Scott Morrison defeating Dutton to become Turnbull's successor as Prime Minister. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Julie_Bishop">Julie Bishop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Julie Bishop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to addressing the press on the evening of 14 September, Bishop was interviewed by Channel 9 on the morning of 15 September. On the morning of 15 September, Bishop stated that Abbott had asked for six months to turn things around and that seven months later, the majority of the party room felt that had not occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bishop continued as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Australia)" title="Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)">Foreign Minister</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Turnbull_government" title="Turnbull government">Turnbull government</a><sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_Live_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_Live-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until August 2018 when she resigned following a failed leadership bid.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="John_Howard">John Howard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: John Howard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Former Liberal Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/John_Howard" title="John Howard">John Howard</a> addressed the media at 1:45 pm AEST on 15 September. Howard praised the Abbott government's achievements and affirmed that he would support Turnbull in government. He stated that the Australian people would decide if the Liberal Party had made the right choice. Howard, when asked, refused to say where Abbott went wrong, but did state he believed the consistent bad polls, not the media, were ultimately responsible for the spill.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tony_Abbott_2">Tony Abbott</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Tony Abbott"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Abbott addressed the media at 12:40 pm on 15 September. Abbott stated that he had never leaked or undermined anyone, and he would not start now. He stated that being Prime Minister is not an end in itself, it was about serving. He asserted that the nature of politics had changed in the last decade, with a "febrile media culture" rewarding "treachery". Abbott exhorted the media to refuse to parlay with people who won't put their names to their comments.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Abbott's final speech as Prime Minister on 15 September did not address his political future.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he announced the next day that he would remain in Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite his promise of "no sniping" in his final speech as Prime Minister, media outlets reported ongoing sniping from the Abbott camp in the following months,<sup id="cite_ref-smh9dec_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh9dec-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> particularly around Islamic issues.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early December 2015, Abbott said he would not make a decision on his political future until April 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Subsequent national polling indicated widespread support for the removal of Abbott as Prime Minister and Liberal leader.<sup id="cite_ref-smh9dec_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh9dec-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A ReachTel poll of 743 residents in Abbott's safe Liberal seat of <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Warringah" title="Division of Warringah">Warringah</a>, conducted by phone on the evening of 17 December 2015, indicated his electorate wanted him to retire from parliament at the <a href="/wiki/2016_Australian_federal_election" title="2016 Australian federal election">next election</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Australia_Institute" title="The Australia Institute">The Australia Institute</a> executive director, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Oquist" title="Ben Oquist">Ben Oquist</a>, who commissioned the independent polling, claimed: "The polling indicates that the electorate is quickly moving on from the Tony Abbott era".<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abbott recontested his electoral seat of <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Warringah" title="Division of Warringah">Warringah</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2016_Australian_federal_election" title="2016 Australian federal election">2016 federal election</a>, and won with 52% of the primary vote.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Abbott's re-election at the 2016 federal election he was critical of policy positions of his party on a number of occasions.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Abbott lost his seat to <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a> <a href="/wiki/Zali_Steggall" title="Zali Steggall">Zali Steggall</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Australian_federal_election" title="2019 Australian federal election">2019 election</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_reactions">International reactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: International reactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a>: <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Fiji" title="Prime Minister of Fiji">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Bainimarama" title="Frank Bainimarama">Frank Bainimarama</a> congratulated Turnbull for winning the spill.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Liberal_Party_voting_rules">Liberal Party voting rules</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Liberal Party voting rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under Liberal Party rules, any Liberal member of parliament or senator can propose a motion to spill the party's leadership. The leader of the party then invites a discussion of the motion at a party room meeting and makes a decision whether to call a vote on the matter based on the sentiments which are expressed.<sup id="cite_ref-Jennett_How_a_Liberal_leadership_spill_would_work_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jennett_How_a_Liberal_leadership_spill_would_work-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ghazarian_how_does_a_Liberal_leadership_spill_work?_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazarian_how_does_a_Liberal_leadership_spill_work?-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The leader chooses whether to conduct the vote through a public show of hands or a secret ballot; historically it has been conducted by secret ballot.<sup id="cite_ref-Hunter_what_it_is,_how_it_works_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hunter_what_it_is,_how_it_works-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Grattan_why_is_Australian_prime_minister_Tony_Abbott_facing_a_leadership_crisis?_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grattan_why_is_Australian_prime_minister_Tony_Abbott_facing_a_leadership_crisis?-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If a vote on the spill motion is conducted and a majority supports a spill, the leadership is declared to be vacant. Candidates then nominate for the position and a vote is held among the members present at the meeting. If more than two people nominate and no candidate wins a majority, further rounds of voting take place, with the lowest-placed candidate being eliminated until a candidate wins a majority of the vote in a ballot and is therefore the winner.<sup id="cite_ref-Jennett_How_a_Liberal_leadership_spill_would_work_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jennett_How_a_Liberal_leadership_spill_would_work-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ghazarian_how_does_a_Liberal_leadership_spill_work?_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazarian_how_does_a_Liberal_leadership_spill_work?-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill_motion" title="February 2015 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill motion">February 2015 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill motion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turnbull_government" title="Turnbull government">Turnbull government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abbott_government" title="Abbott government">Abbott government</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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text-decoration: inherit;">Presidents</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Ritchie" title="Malcolm Ritchie">Malcolm Ritchie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Casey,_Baron_Casey" title="Richard Casey, Baron Casey">Richard Casey</a></li> <li>W. H. Anderson</li> <li>Lyle Moore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_McBride" title="Philip McBride">Philip McBride</a></li> <li>J. E. Pagan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Southey_(businessman)" title="Robert Southey (businessman)">Robert Southey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Atwill" title="John Atwill">John Atwill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Forbes_(Australian_politician)" title="Jim Forbes (Australian politician)">A. J. Forbes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Valder" title="John Valder">John Valder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Elliott_(businessman)" title="John Elliott (businessman)">John Elliott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_Goldsworthy" title="Ashley Goldsworthy">Ashley Goldsworthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Staley" title="Tony Staley">Tony Staley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Stone" title="Shane Stone">Shane Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_McDiven" title="Chris McDiven">Chris McDiven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Stockdale" title="Alan Stockdale">Alan Stockdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Alston_(politician)" title="Richard Alston (politician)">Richard Alston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Greiner" title="Nick Greiner">Nick Greiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Olsen" title="John Olsen">John Olsen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#1C0DAB;color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">Governments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Menzies_government_(1949%E2%80%931966)" title="Menzies government (1949–1966)">Menzies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holt_government" title="Holt government">Holt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorton_government" title="Gorton government">Gorton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMahon_government" title="McMahon government">McMahon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fraser_government" title="Fraser government">Fraser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_government" title="Howard government">Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abbott_government" title="Abbott government">Abbott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turnbull_government" title="Turnbull government">Turnbull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrison_government" title="Morrison government">Morrison</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#1C0DAB;color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">Ministries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Menzies <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Menzies_ministry" title="Fourth Menzies ministry">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Menzies_ministry" title="Fifth Menzies ministry">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Menzies_ministry" title="Sixth Menzies ministry">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Menzies_ministry" title="Seventh Menzies ministry">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Menzies_ministry" title="Eighth Menzies ministry">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Menzies_ministry" title="Ninth Menzies ministry">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_Menzies_ministry" title="Tenth Menzies ministry">10</a></li></ul></li> <li>Holt <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Holt_ministry" title="First Holt ministry">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Holt_ministry" title="Second Holt ministry">2</a></li></ul></li> <li>Gorton <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Gorton_ministry" title="First Gorton ministry">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Gorton_ministry" title="Second Gorton ministry">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMahon_ministry" title="McMahon ministry">McMahon</a></li> <li>Fraser <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Fraser_ministry" title="First Fraser ministry">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Fraser_ministry" title="Second Fraser ministry">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Fraser_ministry" title="Third Fraser ministry">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Fraser_ministry" title="Fourth Fraser ministry">4</a></li></ul></li> <li>Howard <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Howard_ministry" title="First Howard ministry">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Howard_ministry" title="Second Howard ministry">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Howard_ministry" title="Third Howard ministry">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Howard_ministry" title="Fourth Howard ministry">4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abbott_ministry" title="Abbott ministry">Abbott</a></li> <li>Turnbull <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Turnbull_ministry" title="First Turnbull ministry">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Turnbull_ministry" title="Second Turnbull ministry">2</a></li></ul></li> <li>Morrison <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Morrison_ministry" title="First Morrison ministry">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Morrison_ministry" title="Second Morrison ministry">2</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#1C0DAB;color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">Shadow cabinets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Ministry_of_Billy_Snedden" title="Shadow Ministry of Billy Snedden">Snedden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Ministry_of_Malcolm_Fraser" title="Shadow Ministry of Malcolm Fraser">Fraser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Ministry_of_Andrew_Peacock_(1983%E2%80%9385)" title="Shadow Ministry of Andrew Peacock (1983–85)">Peacock I</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shadow_Ministry_of_John_Howard_(1985%E2%80%9389)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shadow Ministry of John Howard (1985–89) (page does not exist)">Howard I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Ministry_of_Andrew_Peacock_(1989%E2%80%9390)" title="Shadow Ministry of Andrew Peacock (1989–90)">Peacock II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Ministry_of_John_Hewson" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow Ministry of John Hewson">Hewson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Ministry_of_Alexander_Downer" title="Shadow Ministry of Alexander Downer">Downer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Ministry_of_John_Howard_(1995%E2%80%9396)" title="Shadow Ministry of John Howard (1995–96)">Howard II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Ministry_of_Brendan_Nelson" title="Shadow Ministry of Brendan Nelson">Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Ministry_of_Malcolm_Turnbull" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow Ministry of Malcolm Turnbull">Turnbull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Ministry_of_Tony_Abbott" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow Ministry of Tony Abbott">Abbott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_ministry_of_Peter_Dutton" title="Shadow ministry of Peter Dutton">Dutton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#1C0DAB;color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">State divisions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canberra_Liberals" title="Canberra Liberals">Australian Capital Territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales_Liberal_Party" title="New South Wales Liberal Party">New South Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Country_Liberal_Party" title="Country Liberal Party">Northern Territory (Country Liberal Party)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland" title="Liberal National Party of Queensland">Queensland (Liberal National Party)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_Liberal_Party" title="South Australian Liberal Party">South Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Tasmania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Liberal_Party" title="Victorian Liberal Party">Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Australian_Liberal_Party" title="Western Australian Liberal Party">Western Australia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#1C0DAB;color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">Party-related organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Liberal_Students%27_Federation" title="Australian Liberal Students' Federation">Australian Liberal Students' Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coalition_(Australia)" title="Coalition (Australia)">Coalition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cormack_Foundation" title="Cormack Foundation">Cormack Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Liberals" title="Norfolk Liberals">Norfolk Liberals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Liberals_(Australia)" title="Young Liberals (Australia)">Young Liberals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_LNP" title="Young LNP">Young LNP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menzies_Research_Centre" title="Menzies Research Centre">Menzies Research Centre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#1C0DAB;color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">Factions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moderates_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)">Moderates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centre_Right_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="Centre Right (Liberal Party of Australia)">Centre Right</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Liberal_(Australia)" title="Independent Liberal (Australia)">Independent Liberal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Right_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)">National Right</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginger_Group_(Queensland)" title="Ginger Group (Queensland)">Ginger Group</a> (defunct)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyons_Forum" title="Lyons Forum">Lyons Forum</a> (defunct)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#1C0DAB;color:#FFFFFF;width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protectionist_Party" title="Protectionist Party">Protectionist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_Trade_Party" title="Free Trade Party">Free Trade Party</a></li> <li><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1966_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_election" title="1966 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_election" title="1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1969 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1971 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_election" title="1972 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1975 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1982 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_election" title="1983 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1985 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1987 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1989 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_election" title="1990 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1993 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1994 Liberal Party of Australia 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title="Australian Labor Party">Labor Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1901_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1901 Australian Labor Party leadership election (page does not exist)">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="1907 Australian Labor Party leadership election">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="1913 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1915_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1915 Australian Labor Party leadership election (page does not exist)">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1916_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1916 Australian Labor Party leadership election (page does not exist)">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1920_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1920 Australian Labor Party leadership spill (page does not exist)">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="1922 Australian Labor Party leadership election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="1928 Australian Labor Party leadership election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="1931 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="1935 Australian Labor Party leadership election">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="1945 Australian Labor Party leadership election">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="1951 Australian Labor Party leadership election">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="1954 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="1956 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="1959 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="1960 Australian Labor Party leadership election">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="1966 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="1967 Australian Labor Party leadership election">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="1968 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="1976 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_1977_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="May 1977 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1977 (May)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_1977_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="December 1977 Australian Labor Party leadership election">1977 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="1982 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="1983 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_1991_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="June 1991 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1991 (Jun)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_1991_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="December 1991 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">1991 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="1996 Australian Labor Party leadership election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="2001 Australian Labor Party leadership election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spills" title="2003 Australian Labor Party leadership spills">2003 (Jun)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spills" title="2003 Australian Labor Party leadership spills">2003 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="2005 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="2006 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="2010 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="2012 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2013_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="March 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">2013 (Mar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2013_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_spill" title="June 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership spill">2013 (Jun)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_2013_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="October 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership election">2013 (Oct)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Australian_Labor_Party_leadership_election" title="2019 Australian Labor Party leadership election">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_Australia_Party" title="United Australia Party">UAP</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1931_United_Australia_Party_leadership_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1931 United Australia Party leadership election (page does not exist)">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_United_Australia_Party_leadership_election" title="1939 United Australia Party leadership election">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_United_Australia_Party_leadership_election" title="1941 United Australia Party leadership election">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_United_Australia_Party_leadership_election" title="1943 United Australia Party leadership election">1943</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1966_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_election" title="1966 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_election" title="1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1969 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill" title="1971 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_election" title="1972 Liberal 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