Victorian Liberal Party Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) | |
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| Abbreviation | LCP (1949–1965) |
| Leader | Brad Battin |
| Deputy Leader | Sam Groth |
| President | Philip Davis |
| Founded | 22 March 1949 (as the LCP) |
| Preceded by | Liberal Party (original) |
| Headquarters | 257 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Student wing | Australian Liberal Students' Federation |
| Youth wing | Young Liberals |
| Women's wing | Liberal Women's Council |
| LGBT wing | Liberal Pride[1] |
| Membership (2020) |  12,000[2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| National affiliation | Federal Liberal |
| Political alliance | Liberal–National Coalition |
| Colours | Blue |
| Legislative Assembly | 19 / 88 |
| Legislative Council | 10 / 40 |
| House of Representatives | 6 / 39 (Victorian seats) |
| Senate | 3 / 12 (Victorian seats) |
| Local government | 1 / 618 |
| Website | |
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| Seats in local government | |
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| Melbourne | 1 / 11 |
The Victorian Liberal Party, officially known as the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) and branded as Liberal Victoria,[9] 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.[10] The party sits on the centre-right[11][12][13] to right-wing[3][14][15] of the Australian political spectrum, and is currently led by Brad Battin.[16]
There was a previous Victorian division of the Liberal Party formed in March 1945, but it ceased to exist when the LCP was established four years later.[17][18]
- ^ Pride, Liberal. "Liberal Pride". Liberal Pride. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Rollason, Bridget; Willingham, Richard (18 December 2020). "Victorian Liberal Party branch-stacking investigation finds 170 memberships paid by someone else". ABC News.
- ^ a b "'That's politics': Inside the Liberal Party's branch-stacking machine". The Age. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Smethurst, Annika (7 October 2021). "Liberals fear influence of right-wing church ahead of preselection". The Age. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021.
- ^ Smethurst, Annika (8 October 2021). "Holding the Liberals' moderate line will be key to Guy's success". The Age (opinion). Archived from the original on 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Victorian Liberal Party members slam 'infiltration' by hardline Pentecostal groups". ABC News. 31 August 2022.
- ^ Eddie, Rachael; Sakkal, Paul (5 December 2021). "Liberal MPs join protest at which fringe element promotes violence". The Age.
- ^ Eddie, Rachael (5 December 2021). "No ifs, no buts, no more lockdowns': Matthew Guy launches campaign work".
- ^ "Welcome". Liberal Party of Australia (Vic Div) Membership Site. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "State Liberals Censure Bolt on Education". The Canberra Times. 2 March 1965. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Victorian Liberal member faces expulsion over 'moronic Mormons' post on social media". ABC News. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Bernie Finn set to be dumped to crossbench after Liberal leadership backs expulsion".
- ^ "Victorian Liberal party seeks to expel Bernie Finn over anti-abortion comments | Victorian politics | the Guardian".
- ^ "Mormon influence rising in the Liberal party". The Age. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
17aug2020was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jaeger, Carla; Carmody, Broede; Le Grand, Chip (27 December 2024). "Brad Battin wins vote to become Liberal leader". The Age. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "VICTORIAN LIBERAL COUNTRY PARTY". Morning Bulletin. 22 March 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "BIRTH OF COMBINED PARTY". The Mercury. 23 March 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2025.