National Party of Australia leadership elections

There have been a number of leadership elections of the National Party of Australia in recent years. In many of these, a single candidate has been elected unopposed.

2007

After the Liberal-National coalition was defeated at the 2007 federal election, party leader Mark Vaile announced that he would resign as leader.[1] Warren Truss was the only announced candidate and had Vaile's support.[2] At the party meeting, Truss was elected as leader unanimously and Country Liberal Party senator Nigel Scullion was elected as his deputy.[3]

2016

On 11 February 2016, National Party leader, Warren Truss announced his intention to retire at the 2016 federal election would immediately stand aside as Leader of The Nationals. MP for New England, Barnaby Joyce, was elected unopposed as Truss' replacement, with Fiona Nash as his deputy.[4] Consequently, Joyce was then sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia on 18 February 2016.[5]

2018

On 26 February 2018, the Nationals held a party room meeting at which Barnaby Joyce formally resigned to the backbench. Michael McCormack was seen as the favourite to become leader, and was the only declared candidate as at 25 February. At the meeting he secured the support of a majority of the 21 National Party parliamentarians, seeing off a last-minute challenge from Queensland MP George Christensen.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Outgoing Vaile resists amalgamation calls". Abc.net.au. 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  2. ↑ "Truss to nominate for Nats' leadership". Smh.com.au. 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Nationals decide it is a matter of Truss". Smh.com.au. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  4. ↑ "As it happened: Barnaby Joyce elected unopposed to Nationals leadership, Fiona Nash deputy". ABC News. Australia. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ministerial Swearing-in Ceremony". Events. Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. ↑ McIlroy, Tom (23 February 2018). "Nationals leadership: who could replace Barnaby Joyce?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Doran, Matthew (26 February 2018). "Nationals pick Michael McCormack as new leader in contested vote against George Christensen". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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