2025 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election

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| election_date = 13 May 2025

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The 2025 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election was held on 13 May 2025 to elect the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and, ex officio, Leader of the Opposition. The election took place after Peter Dutton lost his seat of Dickson at the 2025 federal election and resigned as Liberal leader.{{cite web |last1=Kapetopoulos |first1=Fotis |title=Peter Dutton falls: A Historic loss for the Liberals and a changing Australia |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2025/05/03/news/peter-dutton-falls-a-historic-loss-for-the-liberals-and-a-changing-australia/ |work=Neos Kosmos |url-status=live |access-date=6 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506004511/https://neoskosmos.com/en/2025/05/03/news/peter-dutton-falls-a-historic-loss-for-the-liberals-and-a-changing-australia/ |archive-date=6 May 2025 |date=3 May 2025}} The ballot was won by then-Deputy leader Sussan Ley, who became the first female leader of the Liberal Party.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/13/sussan-ley-liberal-party-leader-leadership-vote-contest|title=Sussan Ley elected first female Liberal party leader and leaves possibility open of Coalition abandoning net zero targets|website=The Guardian|date=13 May 2025|first1=Tom|last1=McIlroy|first2=Krishani|last2=Dhanji|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513013536/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/13/sussan-ley-liberal-party-leader-leadership-vote-contest|archive-date=13 May 2025|url-status=live}}

Ley and shadow treasurer Angus Taylor stated in advance that they would contest the leadership.{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Jake |title=Liberal leadership race narrows to two likely contenders, Ley and Taylor, as MPs split over nuclear |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-07/liberal-leadership-contenders-narrow-ley-taylor-nuclear-split/105263002 |url-status=live |work=ABC News |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507031923/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-07/liberal-leadership-contenders-narrow-ley-taylor-nuclear-split/105263002 |archive-date=7 May 2025 |date=7 May 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Jervis-Bardy |first1=Dan |title=Jacinta Nampijinpa Price defects to Liberals and hints she could contest party's deputy leadership |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/08/jacinta-nampijinpa-price-defects-to-liberals-in-move-that-could-impact-partys-leadership-race |url-status=live |work=The Guardian |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508110440/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/08/jacinta-nampijinpa-price-defects-to-liberals-in-move-that-could-impact-partys-leadership-race |archive-date=8 May 2025 |date=8 May 2025}} Country Liberal Northern Territory senator Jacinta Price previously announced her intention to contest the deputy leadership as Taylor's deputy after changing her federal affiliation from the National Party, but did not run after Taylor lost the leadership ballot to Ley.{{cite web |author=AAP |title=Jacinta Price announces tilt for deputy leadership of the Liberal Party after defecting from the Nationals |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/jacinta-price-announces-tilt-for-deputy-leadership-of-the-liberal-party-after-defecting-from-the-nationals/8fvnn2c6q |access-date=13 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513055052/https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/jacinta-price-announces-tilt-for-deputy-leadership-of-the-liberal-party-after-defecting-from-the-nationals/8fvnn2c6q |url-status=live |archive-date=13 May 2025 |work=NITV |date=12 May 2025}}{{cite web |last=Sakkal |first=Paul |title=Jacinta Price defects to Liberals, expected to run as Angus Taylor's deputy |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/jacinta-price-to-defect-to-liberals-to-join-angus-taylor-s-leadership-team-20250508-p5lxon.html |work=The Age |url-status=live |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250513055259/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/jacinta-price-to-defect-to-liberals-to-join-angus-taylor-s-leadership-team-20250508-p5lxon.html |archive-date=13 May 2025 |date=8 May 2025}}

Background

=2022 leadership election=

{{main article|2022 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election}}

The last Liberal Party leadership election was held on 30 May 2022, a week after then-leader and prime minister Scott Morrison led the party to defeat at the 2022 federal election against the Australian Labor Party led by Anthony Albanese after three terms in government, and subsequently resigned as prime minister and Liberal leader.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-23 |title=Documents relating to the swearing-in of new government |url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-05/20220523%20Documents%20relating%20to%20the%20swearing-in%20of%20new%20government.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240409013545/https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-05/20220523%20Documents%20relating%20to%20the%20swearing-in%20of%20new%20government.pdf |archive-date=2024-04-09 |access-date=2025-05-04 |publisher=Governor-General of Australia |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Maiden |first=Samantha |author-link=Samantha Maiden |date=2022-05-22 |title=Scott Morrison resigns as leader after election bloodbath for Liberal Party |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/scott-morrison-to-speak-after-election-bloodbath-for-liberal-party/news-story/99a2f640ec772634b014b36a355fd006 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220522101753/https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/scott-morrison-to-speak-after-election-bloodbath-for-liberal-party/news-story/99a2f640ec772634b014b36a355fd006 |url-status=live |archive-date=2022-05-22 |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=news.com.au |language=en-AU}} Incumbent deputy leader and treasurer Josh Frydenberg lost his seat of Kooyong to teal independent candidate Monique Ryan,{{Cite news |date=2022-05-23 |title=Josh Frydenberg concedes defeat in seat of Kooyong |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-23/josh-frydenberg-concedes-defeat-in-seat-of-kooyong/101092120 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250419222702/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-23/josh-frydenberg-concedes-defeat-in-seat-of-kooyong/101092120 |archive-date=19 April 2025 |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}} making him ineligible to contest the deputy leadership election. The leadership election was won by Peter Dutton, the outgoing leader of the house unopposed, while the deputy leadership election was won by Sussan Ley, the outgoing Minister for the Environment, also unopposed.{{Cite news |last=Karp |first=Paul |date=2022-05-30 |title=Peter Dutton elected unopposed as Liberal party leader with Sussan Ley as deputy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/30/peter-dutton-elected-unopposed-as-liberal-party-leader-with-sussan-ley-as-deputy |url-status=live |archive-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508000126/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/30/peter-dutton-elected-unopposed-as-liberal-party-leader-with-sussan-ley-as-deputy |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

=2025 federal election=

Initial predictions for the 2025 federal election had Dutton poised to lead the Liberal–National Coalition to victory after one term in opposition,{{Cite news |last=Packer |first=Clareese |date=2024-11-11 |title=Peter Dutton rises in popularity in a fresh blow to Anthony Albanese according to latest poll |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/peter-dutton-rises-in-popularity-in-a-fresh-blow-to-anthony-albanese-according-to-latest-poll/news-story/ba99346cd364a5102877a3d843ed264d |access-date=13 May 2025 |work=The Australian}} with the Coalition having taken the lead over Labor in November 2024.{{Cite news |last=Worthington |first=Brett |date=2024-10-14 |title=Peter Dutton's Coalition takes the lead in Newspoll, surpassing Anthony Albanese's psychological milestone |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-14/peter-dutton-coalition-pass-albanese-labor-newspoll/104469260 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329195907/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-14/peter-dutton-coalition-pass-albanese-labor-newspoll/104469260 |archive-date=29 March 2025 |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}} From March 2025, Dutton's lead in the polls began to reverse,{{Cite web |title=Labor Consolidates 51%-49% Lead; Albanese ties Dutton in voter satisfaction for the first time in a year |url=https://au.yougov.com/politics/articles/51801-labor-consolidates-51-49-lead-albanese-ties-dutton-in-voter-satisfaction-for-the-first-time-in-a-year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501081911/https://au.yougov.com/politics/articles/51801-labor-consolidates-51-49-lead-albanese-ties-dutton-in-voter-satisfaction-for-the-first-time-in-a-year |archive-date=1 May 2025 |date=14 March 2025 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=YouGov |language=en-au}} largely attributed to the unpopularity of the second Trump administration in the United States;{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Anne |date=2025-04-16 |title=Too much like Trump? Australia's opposition leader Peter Dutton risks turning off voters |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/16/too-much-like-trump-australias-opposition-leader-peter-dutton-risks-turning-off-voters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506232558/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/16/too-much-like-trump-australias-opposition-leader-peter-dutton-risks-turning-off-voters |archive-date=6 May 2025 |location=Sydney |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} the Coalition's campaign rhetoric somewhat mirrored Trump's campaign in 2024, in particular calling for asylum seekers to be detained offshore, cuts to the public sector workforce, and antagonism towards China.{{Cite news |last1=Watson |first1=Katy |last2=Ng |first2=Kelly |location=Sydney and Brisbane |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506152809/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxgwnj8v5eo |archive-date=6 May 2025 |date=2025-05-03 |title=He wanted to be Australia's PM. But a 'Trump effect' thwarted Peter Dutton |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxgwnj8v5eo |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

In the 2025 federal election, Dutton led the Coalition to a second consecutive defeat, with Labor increasing their majority,{{Cite news |date=2025-05-02 |title=Federal Election 2025: Anthony Albanese claims victory for Labor as Peter Dutton voted out of seat of Dickson — as it happened |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-03/federal-election-2025-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton/105245936 |first1=Ahmed |last1=Yussuf |first2=Veronica |last2=Apap |last3=Hewson |first3=Georgie |first4=Lewis |last4=Wiseman |last5=Cooper |first5=Luke |first6=Andrew |last6=Thorpe |last7=Rawling |first7=Caitlin |first8=Maani |last8=Truu |last9=Tregenza |first9=Holly |first10=Joshua |last10=Boscaini |last11=Gould |first11=Courtney |name-list-style=and |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250513061042/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-03/federal-election-2025-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton/105245936 |archive-date=13 May 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}} with the Coalition recording their lowest seat share since 1946, the first election contested by the Liberal Party since their rebranding from the United Australia Party the year prior.{{Cite news |last=Crowley |first=Tom |date=2025-05-04 |title=No clear favourite as Liberals weigh Dutton successor |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/liberal-leadership-four-contenders-federal-election-2025/105250010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505025245/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/liberal-leadership-four-contenders-federal-election-2025/105250010 |archive-date=5 May 2025 |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}

Candidates

=Leader=

==Declared==

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! width=175px; colspan=3| Candidate

! width=115px| Electorate

! width=135px| Faction

! width=165px| Announced

! width=630px| Portfolio(s)

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| 100px

| Sussan Ley{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Caleb |title=Sussan Ley confirms she will run for Liberal Party leadership after wipeout at federal election |url=https://7news.com.au/sunrise/sussan-ley-confirms-she-will-run-for-liberal-party-leadership-after-wipeout-at-the-election-c-18632406 |url-status=live |archive-date=13 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250513061936/https://7news.com.au/sunrise/sussan-ley-confirms-she-will-run-for-liberal-party-leadership-after-wipeout-at-the-election-c-18632406 |work=7News |date=2025-05-09 |access-date=2025-05-09 }}

| Farrer (NSW)

| Moderate{{cite web |last1=Massola |first1=James |title=How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/how-morrison-s-shattering-defeat-gave-dutton-a-seismic-shift-in-factional-power-20230330-p5cwoq.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=8 April 2023 |access-date=4 December 2023 |archive-date=7 May 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250507074103/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/how-morrison-s-shattering-defeat-gave-dutton-a-seismic-shift-in-factional-power-20230330-p5cwoq.htm}}

| 9 May 2025{{cite web |first1=Paul |last1=Sakkal |last2=Ireland |first2=Olivia |title=Sussan Ley declares Liberal leadership candidacy after party 'let Australian women down' |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/sussan-ley-declares-candidacy-for-liberal-leader-after-the-party-let-the-women-of-australia-down-20250509-p5lxtt.html |name-list-style=and |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508222603/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/sussan-ley-declares-candidacy-for-liberal-leader-after-the-party-let-the-women-of-australia-down-20250509-p5lxtt.html |archive-date=8 May 2025 |url-status=live |date=8 May 2025}}

| align=left |

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party (2022–2025)
Minister for the Environment (2019–2022)
Minister for Health (2019–2022)

width="3pt" {{Australian party style|liberal conservative federal}} |

| 100px

| {{nowrap|Angus Taylor{{Cite news |last=Shteyman |first=Jacob |date=2025-05-03 |title=Liberal leaders emerging after Dutton demolition |url=https://thenightly.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/federal-election-2025-liberal-leadership-contenders-emerge-after-labors-dutton-demolition--c-18574325 |agency=AAP |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250513062532/https://thenightly.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/federal-election-2025-liberal-leadership-contenders-emerge-after-labors-dutton-demolition--c-18574325 |url-status=live |archive-date=13 May 2025 |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=The Nightly |language=en}}}}

| Hume (NSW)

| National Right{{cite web |last1=Patrick |first1=Aaron |title=Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's shift to Liberals bolsters Angus Taylor's leadership campaign |url=https://thenightly.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/senator-jacinta-nampijinpa-prices-shift-to-liberals-bolsters-angus-taylors-leadership-campaign--c-18625842 |work=The Nightly |access-date=8 May 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508224912/https://thenightly.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/senator-jacinta-nampijinpa-prices-shift-to-liberals-bolsters-angus-taylors-leadership-campaign--c-18625842 |archive-date=8 May 2025 |date=8 May 2025}}

| 8 May 2025{{cite web |last1=Coorey |first1=Phillip |last2=Kehoe |first2=John |title=Taylor vows Liberal rebuild after securing Price's defection |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/taylor-vows-liberal-rebuild-after-securing-price-s-defection-20250508-p5lxhr |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |name-list-style=and |work=Australian Financial Review |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.05.08-101107/https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/taylor-vows-liberal-rebuild-after-securing-price-s-defection-20250508-p5lxhr |archive-date=8 May 2025 |date=8 May 2025}}

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Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction (2018–2022)
Shadow Treasurer (2022–present)

==Declined==

Andrew Hastie – Canning (WA); Shadow Minister for Defence (2022–present){{cite web |last=Bourke |first=Latika M |title=Who will replace Peter Dutton? WA MP Andrew Hastie won’t put hand up for Liberal leadership contention |url=https://thenightly.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/who-will-replace-peter-dutton-wa-mp-andrew-hastie-pulls-out-of-liberal-leadership-contention-c-18590888 |work=The Nightly |access-date=6 May 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506004115/https://thenightly.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/who-will-replace-peter-dutton-wa-mp-andrew-hastie-pulls-out-of-liberal-leadership-contention-c-18590888 |archive-date=6 May 2025 |date=5 May 2025}}
Dan Tehan – Wannon (Vic); Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2022–present){{Cite web |date=2025-05-09 |title=Ley in, Tehan out of Liberal leadership bid as rift over Price's defection emerges |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/liberals-set-date-for-leadership-vote-as-keating-criticises-albanese-cabinet-reshuffle/29m4fp8jl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509151320/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/liberals-set-date-for-leadership-vote-as-keating-criticises-albanese-cabinet-reshuffle/29m4fp8jl |archive-date=9 May 2025 |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=SBS News |first=David |last=Aidone |language=en-au}}
Tim Wilson – Goldstein (Vic); Assistant Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction (2021–2022){{cite news |last1=Sakkal |first1=Paul |title=Littleproud sees off challenger and Ley thinks she has the numbers |url-status=live |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/littleproud-sees-off-challenger-and-ley-thinks-she-has-the-numbers-20250512-p5lyck.html |url-access=subscription |archive-date=13 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250513003050/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/littleproud-sees-off-challenger-and-ley-thinks-she-has-the-numbers-20250512-p5lyck.html |access-date=12 May 2025 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=12 May 2025 |language=en |quote=Newly re-elected Goldstein MP Tim Wilson tested support for a leadership tilt for the past two days but on Monday night declared he would not run after telling colleagues the contest was too early for him.}}

=Deputy leader=

==Declared==

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! width=175px; colspan=3| Candidate

! width=115px| Electorate

! width=135px| Faction

! width=650px| Portfolio(s)

width="3pt" {{Australian party style|liberal}} |

|100px

|Ted O'Brien

|Fairfax (Qld)

|Unaligned

| align="left" |

Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy (2022–2025)

width="3pt" {{Australian party style|National Right}} |

|100px

|Phillip Thompson

|Herbert (Qld)

|National Right

| align="left" |

==Withdrew==

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! width=175px; colspan=3| Candidate

! width=115px| Electorate

! width=135px| Withdrew

! width=195px| Faction

! width=600px| Portfolio(s)

width="3pt" {{Australian party style|liberal conservative federal}} |

| 100px

| Jacinta Price

| Senator for the Northern Territory

| 13 May 2025

| National Right

| align=left |

Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians (2023–2025)

==Speculated==

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! width=175px; colspan=3| Candidate

! width=115px| Electorate

! width=135px| Faction

! width=650px| Portfolio(s)

width="3pt" {{Australian party style|national right}} |

| 100px

| Sarah Henderson

| Senator for Victoria

| National Right{{cite web |last1=Massola |first1=James |date=21 March 2021 |title=Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions? |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/who-s-who-in-the-liberals-left-right-and-centre-factions-20210303-p577gv.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322020317/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/who-s-who-in-the-liberals-left-right-and-centre-factions-20210303-p577gv.html |url-status=live |archive-date=22 March 2021 |access-date=5 May 2025 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}{{Better source needed|date=May 2025}}

| align=left |

Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services (2016–2018)

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| Melissa McIntosh{{cite web |last=Patrick |first=Aaron |title=Liberal leadership contender Sussan Ley promising jobs for votes: party source |url=https://thenightly.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/liberal-leadership-contender-sussan-ley-promising-jobs-for-votes-as-mps-push-to-replace-peter-dutton-c-18612225 |url-status=live |work=The Nightly |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250513/https://thenightly.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/liberal-leadership-contender-sussan-ley-promising-jobs-for-votes-as-mps-push-to-replace-peter-dutton-c-18612225 |archive-date=8 May 2025 |date=7 May 2025}}

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Shadow Minister for Communications (2025–2025)

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| Wannon (Vic)

| Moderate{{cite web |last1=Eltham |first1=Ben |title=Dan Tehan in the leadership mix? Who'd have thunk it! |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/07/dan-tehan-liberal-leadership-sussan-ley-peter-dutton/ |url-access=registration |url-status=live |work=Crikey |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507033628/https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/07/dan-tehan-liberal-leadership-sussan-ley-peter-dutton/ |archive-date=7 May 2025 |date=7 May 2025 |quote=Tehan is a moderate, hailing from the centre faction of the federal party}}

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Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2022–2025)

==Declined==

Jane Hume – Senator for Victoria; Shadow Minister for Finance (2022–2025)

Endorsements

On 12 May 2025 (one day before the leadership vote), a document that had circulated within the Liberal Party was published by The Nightly, featuring the reported voting intentions of federal Liberal members.{{cite web |last1=Patrick |first1=Aaron |title=Angus Taylor ahead of Sussan Ley in tight Liberal Party leadership contest |url=https://thenightly.com.au/politics/aaron-patrick-angus-taylor-ahead-of-sussan-ley-in-tight-liberal-party-leadership-contest-c-18662599 |work=The Nightly |access-date=12 May 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.05.12-110354/https://thenightly.com.au/politics/aaron-patrick-angus-taylor-ahead-of-sussan-ley-in-tight-liberal-party-leadership-contest-c-18662599 |url-status=live |archive-date=12 May 2025 |date=12 May 2025}} The document showed Ley with the support of 21 members and Taylor with the support of 28 (including Linda Reynolds, who publicly endorsed Ley), while three members were uncommitted. The actual vote saw Ley defeat Taylor 29 votes to 25.

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Sussan Ley

Mary Aldred – MP for Monash (Vic)
Angie Bell – MP for Moncrieff (Qld){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Andrew Bragg – Senator for New South Wales{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Richard Colbeck – Senator for Tasmania{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Alex Hawke – MP for Mitchell (NSW){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Hollie Hughes – outgoing Senator for New South Wales (publicly endorsed Ley){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Jane Hume – Senator for Victoria{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Gisele Kapterian – MP for Bradfield (NSW)
Maria Kovacic – Senator for New South Wales{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Julian Leeser – MP for Berowra (NSW){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Melissa McIntosh – MP for Lindsay (NSW){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Andrew McLachlan – Senator for South Australia{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Leon Rebello – MP for McPherson (Qld){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Linda Reynolds – outgoing Senator for Western Australia (publicly endorsed Ley; document claimed supporting Taylor){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Anne Ruston – Senator for South Australia{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Dave Sharma – Senator for New South Wales{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Dean Smith – Senator for Western Australia{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Dan Tehan – MP for Wannon (Vic){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Tim Wilson – MP for Goldstein (Vic){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Tom Venning – MP for Grey (SA){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Zoe McKenzie – MP for Flinders (Vic){{cn|date=May 2025}}

Angus Taylor

Alex Antic – Senator for South Australia{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Wendy Askew – Senator for Tasmania{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Leah Blyth – Senator for South Australia{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Slade Brockman – Senator for Western Australia{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Scott Buchholz – MP for Wright (Qld){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Michaelia Cash – Senator for Western Australia{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Claire Chandler – Senator for Tasmania (publicly endorsed Taylor){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Jonathon Duniam – Senator for Tasmania{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Garth Hamilton – MP for Groom (Qld){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Andrew Hastie – MP for Canning (WA){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Sarah Henderson – Senator for Victoria{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Simon Kennedy – MP for Cook (NSW){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Kerrynne Liddle – Senator for South Australia{{cn|date=May 2025}}
James McGrath – Senator for Queensland{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Ted O'Brien – MP for Fairfax (Qld){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Matt O'Sullivan – Senator for Western Australia{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Tony Pasin – MP for Barker (SA){{cn|date=May 2025}}
James Paterson – Senator for Victoria{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Henry Pike – MP for Bowman (Qld){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Jacinta Price – Senator for the Northern Territory (publicly endorsed Taylor){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Ben Small – MP for Forrest (WA){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Phillip Thompson – MP for Herbert (Qld){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Aaron Violi – MP for Casey (Vic){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Andrew Wallace – MP for Fisher (Qld){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Rick Wilson – MP for O'Connor (WA){{cn|date=May 2025}}
Jason Wood – MP for La Trobe (Vic){{cn|date=May 2025}}

Uncommitted

Cameron Caldwell – MP for Fadden (Qld){{cn|date=May 2025}}
David Fawcett – Senator for South Australia{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Melissa Price – MP for Durack (WA){{cn|date=May 2025}}

Committed for unknown candidate

Paul Scarr – Senator for Queensland{{cn|date=May 2025}}

Not voting

Terry Young – MP for Longman (Qld) (focusing on election count in his seat){{cite web |last1=Chambers |first1=Geoff |last2=Ison |first2=Sarah |title=Sussan Ley confident of pipping Angus Taylor in Liberal leadership battle |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation%2Fpolitics%2Fsussan-ley-confident-of-pipping-angus-taylor-in-liberal-leadership-battle%2Fnews-story%2F07ad163b6ea9b70ed352863bc2b1c2fc |url-status=live |name-list-style=and |work=The Australian |access-date=12 May 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.05.12-113345/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/sussan-ley-confident-of-pipping-angus-taylor-in-liberal-leadership-battle/news-story/07ad163b6ea9b70ed352863bc2b1c2fc?amp&nk=ab0ff9e0adec07e5f9ccc62dc217bbec-1747049650 |archive-date=12 May 2025 |date=12 May 2025}}

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Federal Liberal members

Hollie Hughes – outgoing Senator for New South Wales{{cite tweet |number=1919632353548259424 |user=7NewsAustralia |title=Outgoing Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes has thrown her support behind Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley to steer the party out of the shadows following the crushing defeat in Saturday's federal election |date=2025-05-06 |access-date=2025-05-06 |author=7NEWS Australia |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.05.06-124427/https://x.com/7NewsAustralia/status/1919632353548259424 |archive-date=2025-05-06 |df=dmy-all}}
Linda Reynolds – outgoing Senator for Western Australia{{cite web |last1=Page |first1=Jessica |title=Linda Reynolds calls for female leadership to fix Liberal mess, 'unsure' if Andrew Hastie will step up |url=https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/linda-reynolds-calls-for-female-leadership-to-fix-liberal-mess-unsure-if-andrew-hastie-will-step-up-c-18586464 |work=The West Australian |access-date=12 May 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.05.05-033326/https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-election-2025/linda-reynolds-calls-for-female-leadership-to-fix-liberal-mess-unsure-if-andrew-hastie-will-step-up-c-18586464 |archive-date=5 May 2025 |date=5 May 2025}}

Former federal Liberal members

Warren Entsch – MP for Leichhardt (1996–2007; 2010–2025){{cite web |last1=McIlroy |first1=Tom |last2=Dhanji |first2=Krishani |title=Who will be the next leader of the Liberal party? These are the MPs in the race |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/06/who-will-be-the-next-liberal-party-leader-leadership-contenders |at=Explainer |name-list-style=and |url-status=live |work=The Guardian |access-date=10 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508110634/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/06/who-will-be-the-next-liberal-party-leader-leadership-contenders |archive-date=8 May 2025 |date=6 May 2025}}

Former heads of government

Nick Greiner – Premier of New South Wales (1988–1992){{cite web |last1=Crowe |first1=David |last2=Sakkal |first2=Paul |title=Ley gets backing from party elders as Liberal leadership battle grows hostile |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/ley-gets-backing-from-party-elders-as-liberal-leadership-battle-grows-hostile-20250507-p5lxbq.html |name-list-style=and |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=13 May 2025 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507223432/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/ley-gets-backing-from-party-elders-as-liberal-leadership-battle-grows-hostile-20250507-p5lxbq.html |archive-date=7 May 2025 |date=7 May 2025}}
Barry O'Farrell – Premier of New South Wales (2011–2014)
Gladys Berejiklian – Premier of New South Wales (2017–2021){{cite web |last1=Hampson |first1=Matt |title=Former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian backs Sussan Ley to lead Liberal Party ahead of ballot |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/former-new-south-wales-premier-gladys-berejiklian-backs-sussan-ley-to-lead-liberal-party-ahead-of-ballot/news-story/7062694bda1ac76ab39950dfc7ee04f2 |url-status=live |work=Sky News Australia |access-date=10 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510143655/https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/former-new-south-wales-premier-gladys-berejiklian-backs-sussan-ley-to-lead-liberal-party-ahead-of-ballot/news-story/7062694bda1ac76ab39950dfc7ee04f2 |archive-date=10 May 2025 |date=10 May 2025}}
Jeff Kennett – Premier of Victoria (1992–1999)
Shane Stone – Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1995–1999) and former Liberal Party president

Other politicians

Shirlee Burge – councillor for Edward River{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Alice |last2=Holdsworth |first2=Rachel |last3=Krieg |first3=Sarah |title=Sussan Ley's leadership push met with support and reservations in Farrer |url-status=live |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/sussan-ley-farrer-response-liberal-leadership-ambitions/105273544 |work=ABC News |access-date=11 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250511161325/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/sussan-ley-farrer-response-liberal-leadership-ambitions/105273544 |name-list-style=and |archive-date=11 May 2025 |date=11 May 2025}}
Doug Curran – Mayor of Griffith (independent)

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=Angus Taylor=

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Federal Liberal members

Claire Chandler – Senator for Tasmania{{cite web |last=Ireland |first=Olivia |title=Ley releases video pitch for Lib leadership as senator backs rival |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/ley-releases-video-pitch-for-lib-leadership-as-senator-backs-rival-20250510-p5ly4b.html |url-status=live |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=10 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510144357/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/ley-releases-video-pitch-for-lib-leadership-as-senator-backs-rival-20250510-p5ly4b.html |archive-date=10 May 2025 |date=10 May 2025}}
Jacinta Price – Senator for the Northern Territory{{cn|date=May 2025}}

Former heads of government

Tony Abbott – Prime Minister of Australia (2013–2015){{cite web |last1=Page |first1=Fleta |title=Tony Abbott backs Taylor, Price for Liberal leadership |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/us-china-talks-to-resume-india-and-pakistan-violate-ceasefire-20250511-p5ly60 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=Australian Financial Review |access-date=11 May 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.05.11-160744/https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/us-china-talks-to-resume-india-and-pakistan-violate-ceasefire-20250511-p5ly60 |archive-date=11 May 2025 |date=11 May 2025}}

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=Tim Wilson=

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Former federal Liberal members

Jason Falinski – MP for Mackellar (2016–2022) and former New South Wales Liberal Party president{{cite web |last=Falinski |first=Jason |title=Why Tim Wilson should be the next Liberal leader |url-status=live |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/why-tim-wilson-should-be-the-next-liberal-leader-20250508-p5lxoi |url-access=subscription |work=Australian Financial Review |access-date=11 May 2025 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.05.11-023524/https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/why-tim-wilson-should-be-the-next-liberal-leader-20250508-p5lxoi |archive-date=11 May 2025 |date=11 May 2025}}

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