This article is about the Victorian division of the Liberal Party of Australia. For the political party between 1954 and 1955, see Victorian Liberal Party (1954).
"Liberal and Country Party" redirects here. For the Victorian political party between 1938 and 1943, see Liberal Country Party. For the South Australian political party, see Liberal and Country League. For the political party in the Northern Territory, see Country Liberal Party.
Political party in Australia
Victorian Liberal Party Liberal Party of Victoria Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)
Abbreviation
LCP (1949–1965)
Leader
John Pesutto
Deputy Leader
David Southwick
President
Philip Davis
Founded
27 March 1945; 79 years ago (27 March 1945)
Preceded by
Victorian United Australia Party
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
Liberalism (Australian)
Conservatism (Australian)[3]
Liberal conservatism
Factions:
Christian right[4][5][6]
Right-wing populism[7][8]
Political position
Centre-right to right-wing
National affiliation
Federal Liberal
Colours
Blue
Legislative Assembly
19 / 88
Legislative Council
10 / 40
House of Representatives
6 / 39
(Victorian seats)
Senate
3 / 12
(Victorian seats)
Website
vic.liberal.org.au
Politics of Australia
Political parties
Elections
Seats in local government
Ballarat
3 / 9
Boroondara
3 / 11
Brimbank
2 / 11
Frankston
1 / 9
Greater Bendigo
1 / 9
Greater Dandenong
2 / 11
Hobsons Bay
1 / 7
Kingston
2 / 11
Knox
1 / 10
Latrobe
1 / 9
Manningham
2 / 9
Maroondah
4 / 9
Monash
1 / 11
Moyne
2 / 7
Mornington Peninsula
0 / 11
Nillumbik
4 / 7
Port Phillip
2 / 9
Queenscliffe
1 / 5
Stonnington
2 / 9
Whitehorse
6 / 11
Wyndham
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 1944. It became the Liberal and Country Party (LCP) in 1949, 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.
There was a previous Victorian division of the Liberal Party when the Liberal Party was formed in 1945, but it ceased to exist and merged to form the LCP in March 1949.[16]
^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.
^ abCite error: The named reference aug2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^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 17aug2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Birth of Combined Party". The Mercury. 23 March 1949. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via Trove.
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