National Right Faction National Right Conservatives | |
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Abbreviation | NR |
Leader | Peter Dutton[1][2] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Right-wing[1][3][4][5] |
Associated party | Liberal |
Colours | Blue |
House of Representatives | 16 / 40 (2023 seats) |
Senate | 11 / 25 (2023 seats) |
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The National Right,[1] also known as the Conservatives,[7] or the Hard Right,[8] is one of three factions (the other two are the Moderates 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 reactionary of the three,[10][11] with the loudest voices of dissent within the party coming from the faction.[10] 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] 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] 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
Current MPs
Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
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Peter Dutton | Member for Dickson |
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QLD |
Michaelia Cash | Senator for Western Australia |
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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 | TAS | |
Gavin Pearce | Member for Braddon | TAS |
Former MPs
Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
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Tony Abbott | Member for Warringah (1994–2019) | Former Prime Minister of Australia | NSW |
Eric Abetz | Senator for Tasmania (1994–2022) |
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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) |
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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) |
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WA |
Zed Seselja | Former Senator for Australian Capital Territory (2013–22) |
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ACT |
Alan Tudge | Member for Aston (2010–23) |
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VIC |
See also
- Liberal factions:
- Lyons Forum (1992–2004) Conservative faction
- Conservatism in Australia
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 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. "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2023.