Sam McQuestin has quit and said he and outgoing leader Matthew Guy battled “internal challenges” in the months before the party’s disastrous election result on Saturday.
All four of the candidates who have so far put up their hand to be the next Liberal Party leader say they would reverse Matthew Guy’s party room ban on Renee Heath,an ultra-conservative church member and newly elected upper house MP.
With a majority of the vote in the lower house counted,experts give their verdict on how the pollsters performed in Saturday’s election.
Labor has been returned for a third term in majority government. The Victorian Electoral Commission resumed the count on Sunday morning.
Old,elite,out of touch,poorly organised,unpopular and devoid of fresh ideas. The criticisms of the Liberal Party after its election loss have just begun,and the harshest come from within the party itself.
The Nationals say they enjoyed their strongest result since 1943 in seat gains,but disagreement has broken out over their coalition with the Liberals.
After defeat in 2014,the party ordered a review that found it would not win again in Victoria unless it tackled its women problem,toxic brand and inability to communicate. Are we finally ready to listen?
The Victorian Liberals leader is stepping down after steering his party to a second resounding election defeat.
After a bitter election campaign,Victorians are exercising their judgement on the major parties.
More than two million Victorians will cast their vote today as Premier Daniel Andrews and Opposition Leader Matthew Guy face off.
After a bitter election campaign,Victorians voted on Saturday. The state’s political landscape has changed. Here is the day in numbers,maps,quotes and pictures.