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][failed verification] Furthermore, former New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet is from this faction.[16][17]
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) |
The current leader of the faction is Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton.[18][failed verification] 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]
Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
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Peter Dutton | Member for Dickson |
|
QLD |
Michaelia Cash | Senator for Western Australia |
|
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 | Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs | TAS |
Gavin Pearce | Member for Braddon | TAS |
Name | Constituency | Other positions | State/Territory |
---|---|---|---|
Tony Abbott | Member for Warringah (1994–2019) | Former Prime Minister of Australia | NSW |
Eric Abetz | Senator for Tasmania (1994–2022) |
|
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) |
|
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) |
|
WA |
Zed Seselja | Former Senator for Australian Capital Territory (2013–22) |
|
ACT |
Alan Tudge | Member for Aston (2010–23) |
|
VIC |
Mathias Cormann | Former Senator for Western Australia (2007–20) |
|
WA |