Editing Liberal Party of Australia (section)

== Factions ==
{{Further|Centrists (Liberal Party of Australia)|Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)|Centre Right (Liberal Party of Australia)|National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)}}
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During the [[Morrison government]] years, the Liberal Party consisted of three broad factional groupings: a [[Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)|moderate wing]], a [[Centre Right (Liberal Party of Australia)|centre-right wing]] and a [[National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)|right wing]], led by [[Simon Birmingham]], [[Scott Morrison]] and [[Peter Dutton]] respectively, with the Centre-Right being the largest faction, with 32 of 91 Liberal MPs belonging to the group.<ref name=factions1>{{cite web |last1=Massola |first1=James |title=Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions? |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/who-s-who-in-the-liberals-left-right-and-centre-factions-20210303-p577gv.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=March 21, 2021 |access-date=1 February 2022 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322020317/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/who-s-who-in-the-liberals-left-right-and-centre-factions-20210303-p577gv.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2022 Australian federal election]] saw a significant realignment of factional affiliations within the Liberal Party: the National Right became the largest faction with 27 of 65 Liberal MPs aligned with the faction, the Centre-Right went from being the largest faction to the smallest faction, plummeting from 32 members to just 6, the Moderates' membership dropped from 22 members to 14, while a Centrist faction emerged, comprising 11 members.<ref name=factions2>{{cite web |last1=Massola |first1=James |title=How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/how-morrison-s-shattering-defeat-gave-dutton-a-seismic-shift-in-factional-power-20230330-p5cwoq.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=8 April 2023 |access-date=4 December 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410122913/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/how-morrison-s-shattering-defeat-gave-dutton-a-seismic-shift-in-factional-power-20230330-p5cwoq.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2025, Ley of the moderate faction was elected leader of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-13 |title=Sussan Ley becomes first woman to lead Liberal Party |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-13/liberal-party-new-leader-sussan-ley/105285148 |access-date=2025-05-13 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-13 |title=Sussan Ley: Australia's Liberal Party names first female leader |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrn4x1xr2do |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>