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Matthew Jason Guy (born 6 March 1974) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Parliament of Victoria since 2006, representing the Northern Metropolitan Region in the Legislative Council (2006–2014) and Bulleen in the Legislative Assembly (2014–present).
The premier leads the Cabinet of Victoria and selects its ministers. The premier is appointed by the governor of Victoria, must be a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, and command confidence in the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria. The premier is usually the leader of the political party that holds a majority of lower house ...
The 2024 Victorian Liberal Party leadership spill took place on 27 December 2024 to elect the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party and, ex officio, Leader of the Opposition. [6] [7] Incumbent leader John Pesutto, a moderate, lost a spill motion and was replaced by Brad Battin, a conservative, in the subsequent leadership spill. [8] [9]
The Leader of the Opposition in Victoria is the leader of the largest political party in parliament that is not in government. They are always a member of the Legislative Assembly. Prior to 1904, opposition to the government of the day was less organised. Thus, the Victorian Parliamentary Record does not designate Leaders of the Opposition ...
The leader of the governing party or parties is the premier, the most senior elected member of Victoria's executive government. Victorians do not directly elect the premier, and the leader of the majority party is appointed premier by the governor. Jacinta Allan has been the premier since her selection as leader of the Labor Party on 27 ...
There was speculation that the party's leadership in the Victorian Legislative Council may be contested. Prior to the election, David Davis was the leader in the council for the party. Some within the party advocated for others to challenge Davis. Some of the names that were listed included Bev McArthur, Matthew Bach and Georgie Crozier. [15]
Liberal Party elder Tony Barry described the situation as "The Victorian Liberal Party is like the space shuttle Columbia slamming into the Hindenburg and then landing on the deck of the Titanic". [21] On 5 May 2023 Federal Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton refused to rule out an intervention into the Victorian Liberal Party. [22]
The leader of that party subsequently becomes Premier of Victoria, and their senior colleagues become ministers responsible for various portfolios. As Australian political parties traditionally vote along party lines, almost all legislation introduced by the governing party will pass through the legislative assembly.