National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)
National Right Faction National Right Conservatives[citation needed] | |
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| Abbreviation | NR |
| Leader | Peter Dutton[1][2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing[1][4][5][3] |
| Associated party | Liberal |
| Colours | Blue |
| House of Representatives | 16 / 40 (2023 seats)[citation needed] |
| Senate | 11 / 25 (2023 seats)[citation needed] |
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The National Right,[1] also known as the Conservatives,[7] or the Hard Right,[8] is one of four factions (the other three are the Moderates, Centrists, and the Centre Right)[9] within the federal Liberal Party of Australia. Reportedly concerned more with social issues,[1] the faction is the most organised[1] and the furthest right of the four.[10][11] During the Prime Ministership of Malcolm Turnbull, the faction (of which Turnbull was not a member) rose in size and influence,[12] and between 2019–2022 it underwent a change of its leadership and most prominent members, including Tony Abbott, Eric Abetz and Kevin Andrews,[1] and included former Liberal Party Senators Cory Bernardi and Mathias Cormann.[13] The faction also has a significant young membership, with members Michael Sukkar (factional leader),[14] Andrew Hastie, James Paterson and former Senator Amanda Stoker all being Millennials.[15][failed verification] Furthermore, former New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet is from this faction.[16][17]
The current leader of the faction is Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton.[18][failed verification] As of the 2022 Australian federal election, the National Right is the Liberal Party's largest faction, with 27 of 65 Liberal MPs aligned with the faction.[19]
Membership
[edit]Current MPs
[edit]| Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Dutton | Member for Dickson |
|
QLD |
| Michaelia Cash | Senator for Western Australia |
|
WA |
| Michael Sukkar | Member for Deakin | Former Assistant Treasurer | VIC |
| Angus Taylor | Member for Hume | Former Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction | NSW |
| Alex Antic | Senator for South Australia | SA | |
| Andrew Hastie | Member for Canning | WA | |
| James Paterson | Senator for Victoria | Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security | VIC |
| Gerard Rennick | Senator for Queensland | QLD | |
| Garth Hamilton | Member for Groom | QLD | |
| Slade Brockman | Senator for Western Australia | Former President of the Senate | WA |
| Phillip Thompson | Member for Herbert | QLD | |
| Luke Howarth | Member for Petrie | Former Assistant Minister for Youth and Employment Services | QLD |
| Tony Pasin | Member for Barker | SA | |
| Rick Wilson | Member for O'Connor | WA | |
| Matt O'Sullivan | Senator for Western Australia | WA | |
| Ian Goodenough | Member for Moore | WA | |
| Jonathon Duniam | Senator for Tasmania | TAS | |
| Claire Chandler | Senator for Tasmania | Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs | TAS |
| Gavin Pearce | Member for Braddon | TAS |
Former MPs
[edit]| Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Abbott | Member for Warringah (1994–2019) | Former Prime Minister of Australia | NSW |
| Eric Abetz | Senator for Tasmania (1994–2022) |
|
TAS |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Senator for New South Wales (2005–22) | Minister for International Development and the Pacific in the Turnbull Government (2016–18) | NSW |
| Kevin Andrews | Member for Menzies (1991–2022) |
|
VIC |
| Gladys Liu | Member for Chisholm (2019–22) | VIC | |
| Amanda Stoker | Senator for Queensland (2018–22) | Former Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General | QLD |
| Nicolle Flint | Member for Boothby (2016–22) | SA | |
| Christian Porter | Member for Pearce (2013–22) |
|
WA |
| Zed Seselja | Former Senator for Australian Capital Territory (2013–22) |
|
ACT |
| Alan Tudge | Member for Aston (2010–23) |
|
VIC |
| Mathias Cormann | Former Senator for Western Australia (2007–20) |
|
WA |
See also
[edit]- Liberal factions:
- Lyons Forum (1992–2004) Conservative faction
- Conservatism in Australia
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Massola, James (21 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Massola, James (9 April 2023). "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b Pimenta, David (10 November 2023). "Two sides of the same 'West': the radical right wing in Australia and Portugal". theloop.ecpr.eu. European Political Science Review.
- ^ a b c Bourke, Latika (19 January 2018). "'Arrogantly ignored': Right-wing Liberals hit back at Ruddock 'unity' ticket". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019.
- ^ a b Patrick, Aaron (2 April 2023). "Conservatives used to think Aston was the Liberals' future". Australian Financial Review. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023.
- ^ Turnbull, Maclolm (May 2023). "The Libs are all right". The Monthly. Schwartz Publishing. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023.
- ^ Nicholls, Sean; Selvaratnam, Naomi; March, Stephanie (7 July 2022). "Liberals accuse each other's factions of 'thuggish behaviour' and being 'a cancer that's infected the party'". ABC News - Four Corners. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Rabe, Tom (6 August 2019). "'Absolute pain': Internal division exposed in Liberal feud". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Davies, Anne (23 January 2022). "The Right stuff: why shellshocked NSW Liberal moderates are fearing factional fights". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Gauja, Anika; Chen, Peter; Curtin, Jennifer; Pietsch, Juliet, eds. (2018). Double Disillusion: The 2016 Australian Federal Election. ANU Press. doi:10.22459/DD.04.2018. hdl:10072/415462. ISBN 9781760461867.
- ^ O'Malley, Nick (27 October 2018). "Who is the 'base' the conservative faction of the Liberal Party keep talking about?". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Norman, Jane (18 June 2018). "The Liberals' conservative faction is growing — and so is its influence over the party". ABC News.
- ^ Packham, Ben; Kelly, Joe (5 August 2011). "Liberal row widens over Turnbull". The Australian.
- ^ Crowe, David (28 May 2021). "Liberal faction wars could snare PM in puppet master's strings". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Tillett, Andrew (23 August 2019). "The rise of the next generation of factional leaders". Australian Financial Review.
- ^ Seccombe, Mike (24 July 2021). "How power and factionalism work in Berejikliand". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Davies, Anne (22 January 2022). "The Right stuff: why shellshocked NSW Liberal moderates are fearing factional fights". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Stayner, Tom (26 May 2022). "Who is the new leader of the Liberal party Peter Dutton?". SBS News.
- ^ Massola, James (8 April 2023). "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2023.