2022 Victorian Liberal Party leadership election

2022 Victorian Liberal Party leadership election

← Sep. 2021 8 December 2022

Candidate John Pesutto Brad Battin Party room 17[1] 16[1] Seat Hawthorn Berwick Faction Moderate[2] Conservative[2]

Leader before election Matthew Guy Elected Leader John Pesutto

2022 Victorian Liberal Party deputy leadership election

← Sep. 2021 8 December 2022

Candidate David Southwick Ryan Smith Brad Rowswell Seat Caulfield Warrandyte Sandringham Faction Moderate[2] Conservative[2] Conservative[2]

Deputy Leader before election David Southwick Elected Deputy Leader David Southwick

The 2022 Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) leadership election was an election to appoint the leader of the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition after the 2022 Victorian state election. Matthew Guy, who had held these roles since September 2021 and previously in 2018 resigned after the Coalition's defeat to the Australian Labor Party at the November election.

Moderate John Pesutto defeated conservative Brad Battin 17 votes to 16, while David Southwick retained the position of Deputy Leader. In the Legislative Council, Georgie Crozier succeeded David Davis as leader, with Matthew Bach elected deputy leader unopposed.