Draft:Centrists (Liberal Party of Australia)

Centrist Faction

Centrists
Centrist Faction Centrists
Abbreviation	C[citation needed]
Ideology	Liberalism (Australian); Economic liberalism;
Political position	Centre
Colours	Blue
House of Representatives	6 / 40 (2023 seats)
Senate	4 / 24 (2024 seats)

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The Centrists,^[a] are a faction of the Liberal Party of Australia. Ideologically, the faction falls between the Moderates and the National Right.^[1]

Political position

The faction has been described as being on the centre of the political spectrum.^{[citation needed]}

They compete with the Liberal Party's other three major factions: The National Right/Hard Right, the Moderates, and the Centre Right.^{[citation needed]}

History

The Centrist faction emerged and gained prominence following internal realignments within the Liberal Party after the 2022 federal election, consisting of former Moderate and Centre Right MPs, particularly from Victoria.^{[citation needed]}

Members

Position	Member	House	Electorate
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship	Dan Tehan^[1]	House	Wannon
Shadow Minister for Sport, Health and Aged Care Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate	Anne Ruston^[1]	Senate	South Australia
Shadow Minister for Community Safety, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs	Jason Wood^[1]	House	La Trobe
Opposition Whip	Melissa Price^[1]	House	Durack
Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence	Kerrynne Liddle^[1]	Senate	South Australia
Shadow Assistant Minister for Multicultural Engagement	Paul Scarr^[1]	Senate	Queensland
Deputy President of the Senate	Andrew McLachlan^[1]	Senate	South Australia
	Keith Wolahan^[1]	House	Menzies
	Zoe McKenzie^[1]	House	Flinders
	Aaron Violi^[1]	House	Casey
	Linda Reynolds^[1]	Senate	Western Australia

Notes

^ Short for "Centrist Faction".^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Massola, James (8 April 2023). "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[2] Short for "Centrist Faction".^{[citation needed]}

[seismic-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Massola, James (8 April 2023). "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

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