Jump to content

2023 Victorian Labor Party leadership election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2023 Victorian Labor Party leadership election

← 2010 27 September 2023
Leadership election
 
Candidate Jacinta Allan
Caucus vote Unopposed
Seat Bendigo East
Faction Left

Leader before election

Daniel Andrews

Elected Leader

Jacinta Allan

Deputy leadership election
 
Candidate Ben Carroll
Caucus vote Unopposed
Seat Niddrie
Faction Right

Deputy Leader before election

Jacinta Allan

Elected Deputy Leader

Ben Carroll

The 2023 Victorian Labor Party leadership election was held on 27 September 2023 to elect a new leader of the Victorian Labor Party and a Premier of Victoria, following the resignation of Daniel Andrews as both Premier and the MP for Mulgrave announced the day before.

Jacinta Allan and Ben Carroll were elected unopposed as leader and deputy leader respectively.

Background

[edit]

Daniel Andrews was first elected as leader of the Victorian Labor Party following the party's defeat at the 2010 Victorian state election. He had served as a minister for predecessors Steve Bracks and John Brumby in the Gaming, Consumer Affairs and Health portfolios. Andrews led Labor back to government at the 2014 Victorian state election defeating the then one-term coalition government. During his time as Premier, Andrews has overseen a range of policy initiatives and reforms. Notable among these is the level crossing removal program and Metro Tunnel. He subsequently led the party to a second term following a landslide victory at the 2018 Victorian state election and continued on with projects such as the Suburban Rail Loop and the controversial West Gate Tunnel. Andrews oversaw the handling of natural disasters, such as the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season and COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria during this tenure and implemented stringent measures to protect public health and safety, earning both praise and criticism. The party was reelected to a third term at the 2022 Victorian state election.

Candidates

[edit]

Leader

[edit]

Declared

[edit]
Name Portfolio Electorate Faction
Jacinta Allan MP[1][2] Bendigo East (1999–present) Left

Withdrew

[edit]
Name Portfolio Electorate Faction
Ben Carroll MP[3]
  • Minister for Industry and Innovation
  • Minister for Manufacturing Sovereignty
  • Minister for Employment
  • Minister for Public Transport
Niddrie (2012–present) Right

Deputy leader

[edit]

Declared

[edit]
Name Portfolio Electorate Faction
Ben Carroll MP[3]
  • Minister for Industry and Innovation
  • Minister for Manufacturing Sovereignty
  • Minister for Employment
  • Minister for Public Transport
Niddrie (2012–present) Right

Withdrew

[edit]
Name Portfolio Electorate Faction
Anthony Carbines MP[4] Ivanhoe (2010–present) Right
Tim Pallas MP
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Industrial Relations
  • Minister for Trade and Investment
Werribee (2014–present) Left

Speculated

[edit]

The following members were speculated as potential candidates by media sources but did not contest for any position.

Name Portfolio Electorate Faction
Colin Brooks MP Bundoora (2006–present) Right
Melissa Horne MP[4] Williamstown (2018–present) Right
Natalie Hutchins MP Sydenham (2014–present) Right
Mary-Anne Thomas MP[4] Macedon (2014–present) Left

Withdrew

[edit]
Name Portfolio Electorate Faction
Gabrielle Williams MP[4] Dandenong (2014–present) Left

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Jacinta Allan could become premier as Daniel Andrews resigns". Bendigo Advertiser. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ Smethurst, Annika (13 July 2023). "Daniel Andrews' likely female successor will have a hell of mess to clean up". The Age. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Daniel Andrews mum on who might be his successor". Australian Financial Review. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Carmody, Broede (26 September 2023). "Daniel Andrews resignation LIVE updates: Victorian premier's tenure to end at 5pm today after nine years in power; Jacinta Allan tipped as successor". The Age. Retrieved 26 September 2023.