Leader of the Opposition (Victoria)
Leader of the Opposition | |
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Term length | While leader of the largest political party not in government |
Inaugural holder | George Prendergast |
Formation | 1904 |
Deputy | Peter Walsh |
The Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition in Victoria is the leader of the largest political party in parliament but not in government. They are always a member of the Legislative Assembly. The current Opposition Leader is Matthew Guy of the Liberal Party. He was elected Liberal leader on 7 September 2021, replacing Michael O'Brien.[1]
List of Leaders of the Opposition in Victoria[]
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This is an incomplete list of Leaders of the Opposition in Victoria.[2]
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Constituency | Term of Office | Tenure | Elections | Premier | |||
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1 | George Prendergast | Labor | North Melbourne | 7 June 1904 | 17 September 1913 | 9 years, 102 days | 1904 | Thomas Bent 1904–1909 | |||
1907 | |||||||||||
1908 | |||||||||||
1911 | John Murray 1909–1912 | ||||||||||
– | William Watt 1912–1913 | ||||||||||
2 | George Elmslie[3] | Labor | Albert Park | 17 September 1913 | 9 December 1913 | 83 days | – | ||||
3 | William Watt | | | Commonwealth Liberal | Essendon | 9 December 1913 | 22 December 1913 | 13 days | – | George Elmslie 1913 | ||
(2) | George Elmslie[3] | Labor | Albert Park | 22 December 1913 | 11 May 1918 | 4 years, 140 days | – | William Watt 1913–1914 | |||
1914 | Alexander Peacock 1914–1917 | ||||||||||
1917 | John Bowser 1917–1918 | ||||||||||
– | Harry Lawson 1918–1924 | ||||||||||
(1) | George Prendergast[4] | Labor | North Melbourne | 18 June 1918 | 18 July 1924 | 6 years, 30 days | 1920 | ||||
1921 | |||||||||||
1924 | Alexander Peacock 1924 | ||||||||||
4 | Alexander Peacock | Nationalist | Allandale | 18 July 1924 | 18 November 1924 | 123 days | – | George Prendergast 1924 | |||
(1) | George Prendergast | Labor | North Melbourne | 18 November 1924 | 14 April 1926 | 1 year, 147 days | – | John Allan 1924–1927 | |||
5 | Edmond Hogan[5] | Labor | Warrenheip | 14 April 1926 | 20 May 1927 | 1 year, 36 days | 1927 | ||||
6 | William McPherson | Nationalist | Hawthorn | 20 May 1927 | 22 November 1928 | 1 year, 186 days | – | Edmond Hogan 1927–1928 | |||
(5) | Edmond Hogan | Labor | Warrenheip and Grenville | 22 November 1928 | 12 December 1929 | 1 year, 20 days | 1929 | William McPherson 1928–1929 | |||
(6) | William McPherson | Nationalist | Hawthorn | 12 December 1929 | 3 September 1930 | 265 days | – | Edmond Hogan 1929–1932 | |||
7 | Stanley Argyle | Nationalist | Toorak | 3 September 1930 | 19 May 1932 | 1 year, 259 days | – | ||||
United Australia | 1932 | ||||||||||
8 | Tom Tunnecliffe | Labor | Collingwood | 13 July 1932 | 2 April 1935 | 2 years, 263 days | 1935 | Stanley Argyle 1932–1935 | |||
(7) | Stanley Argyle | United Australia | Toorak | 2 April 1935 | 23 November 1940 | 5 years, 235 days | 1937 | Albert Dunstan 1935–1943 | |||
1940 | |||||||||||
9 | Thomas Hollway | United Australia | Ballarat | 23 November 1940 | 14 September 1943 | 2 years, 295 days | 1943 | ||||
10 | Albert Dunstan | United Country | Korong and Eaglehawk | 14 September 1943 | 18 September 1943 | 4 days | – | John Cain 1943 | |||
11 | John Cain | Labor | Northcote | 18 September 1943 | 21 November 1945 | 2 years, 64 days | – | Albert Dunstan 1943–1945 | |||
1945 | Ian Macfarlan 1945 | ||||||||||
12 | John McDonald | United Country | Shepparton | 21 November 1945 | 20 November 1947 | 1 year, 364 days | 1947 | John Cain 1945–1947 | |||
(11) | John Cain | Labor | Northcote | 20 November 1947 | 7 December 1948 | 1 year, 17 days | – | Thomas Hollway 1947–1950 | |||
(12) | John McDonald | Country | Shepparton | 7 December 1948 | 27 June 1950 | 1 year, 202 days | 1950 | ||||
(9) | Thomas Hollway | Liberal and Country | Ballarat | 27 June 1950 | 5 December 1951 | 1 year, 161 days | – | John McDonald 1950–1952 | |||
13 | Les Norman | Liberal and Country | Glen Iris | 5 December 1951 | 23 July 1952 | 231 days | – | ||||
(11) | John Cain | Labor | Northcote | 23 July 1952 | 17 December 1952 | 147 days | – | ||||
– | Thomas Hollway 1952 | ||||||||||
1952 | John McDonald 1952 | ||||||||||
14 | Trevor Oldham | Liberal and Country | Malvern | 17 December 1952 | 2 May 1953 | 136 days | – | John Cain 1952–1955 | |||
15 | Henry Bolte | Liberal and Country | Hampden | 3 June 1953 | 7 June 1955 | 2 years, 4 days | 1955 | ||||
(11) | John Cain | Labor | Northcote | 8 June 1955 | 4 August 1957 | 2 years, 57 days | – | Henry Bolte 1955–1972 | |||
16 | Ernie Shepherd | Labor | Ascot Vale Footscray |
20 August 1957 | 12 September 1958[6] | 1 year, 23 days | 1958 | ||||
17 | Clive Stoneham | Labor | Midlands | 7 October 1958 | 15 May 1967[7] | 8 years, 220 days | 1961 | ||||
1964 | |||||||||||
1967 | |||||||||||
18 | Clyde Holding | Labor | Richmond | 15 May 1967 | 29 June 1977 | 10 years, 45 days | 1970 | ||||
1973 | Rupert Hamer 1972–1981 | ||||||||||
1976 | |||||||||||
19 | Frank Wilkes | Labor | Northcote | 29 June 1977 | 9 September 1981[7] | 4 years, 72 days | 1979 | ||||
– | Lindsay Thompson 1981–1982 | ||||||||||
20 | John Cain | Labor | Bundoora | 9 September 1981 | 8 April 1982 | 211 days | 1982 | ||||
21 | Lindsay Thompson | Liberal | Malvern | 8 April 1982 | 5 November 1982 | 211 days | – | John Cain 1982–1990 | |||
22 | Jeff Kennett | Liberal | Burwood | 5 November 1982 | 23 May 1989 | 6 years, 199 days | 1985 | ||||
1988 | |||||||||||
23 | Alan Brown | Liberal | Gippsland West | 23 May 1989 | 23 April 1991 | 1 year, 335 days | – | ||||
– | Joan Kirner 1990–1992 | ||||||||||
(22) | Jeff Kennett | Liberal | Burwood | 23 April 1991 | 6 October 1992 | 1 year, 166 days | 1992 | ||||
24 | Joan Kirner | Labor | Williamstown | 6 October 1992 | 22 March 1993 | 167 days | – | Jeff Kennett 1992–1999 | |||
25 | Jim Kennan | Labor | Broadmeadows | 22 March 1993 | 29 June 1993 | 99 days | – | ||||
26 | John Brumby | Labor | Broadmeadows | 14 July 1993 | 22 March 1999 | 5 years, 251 days | 1996 | ||||
27 | Steve Bracks | Labor | Williamstown | 22 March 1999 | 20 October 1999 | 212 days | 1999 | ||||
(22) | Jeff Kennett | Liberal | Burwood | 20 October 1999 | 26 October 1999 | 6 days | – | Steve Bracks 1999–2007 | |||
28 | Denis Napthine | Liberal | Portland | 26 October 1999 | 20 August 2002 | 2 years, 298 days | – | ||||
29 | Robert Doyle | Liberal | Malvern | 20 August 2002 | 8 May 2006 | 3 years, 261 days | 2002 | ||||
30 | Ted Baillieu | Liberal | Hawthorn | 8 May 2006 | 2 December 2010 | 4 years, 208 days | 2006 | ||||
2010 | John Brumby 2007–2010 | ||||||||||
31 | Daniel Andrews | Labor | Mulgrave | 3 December 2010 | 4 December 2014 | 4 years, 1 day | – | Ted Baillieu 2010–2013 | |||
2014 | Denis Napthine 2013–2014 | ||||||||||
32 | Matthew Guy | Liberal | Bulleen | 4 December 2014 | 6 December 2018 | 4 years, 2 days | 2018 | Daniel Andrews 2014– | |||
33 | Michael O'Brien | Liberal | Malvern | 6 December 2018 | 7 September 2021 | 3 years, 63 days | – | ||||
(32) | Matthew Guy | Liberal | Bulleen | 7 September 2021 | Incumbent | 153 days | – |
References[]
- ^ Willingham, state political reporter Richard; Florance, Loretta; Edwards, Jean (6 December 2018). "Victorian Liberals choose new leader, as MP says Labor shouldn't have 'run against our women'". ABC News. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Victorian Parliament Chronology, Government of Victoria (Australia).
- ^ a b "VICTORIAN POLITICS". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 18 September 1913. p. 15. Retrieved 5 July 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "VICTORIA'S NEW LABOUR LEADER". The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times. TAS. 19 June 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 5 July 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "VICTORIAN LABOR PARTY". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 15 April 1926. p. 16. Retrieved 5 July 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "New Leader For Victorian Labour". The Canberra Times. 21 August 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search".
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