second largest party in the Australian House of Representatives From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Australian politics, the Opposition is the second largest party or coalition in the House of Representatives, with the leader of that party or coalition being given the title of Opposition Leader. Similarly, the second largest party or coalition in the lower house of a state or territory's parliament is also called the Opposition and the leader of that party or coalition is given the title of Opposition Leader. Currently, the Liberal-National Coalition, led by Peter Dutton, forms the federal Opposition.
State/territory | Opposition party/coalition | Leader of the Opposition | Opposition | ||
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Australian Capital Territory | Liberal | Elizabeth Lee | Australian Capital Territory Opposition[1] | ||
New South Wales | Liberal (Coalition) | Mark Speakman | New South Wales Opposition[2] | ||
National (Coalition) | |||||
Northern Territory | Country Liberal | Lia Finocchiaro | Northern Territory Opposition[3] | ||
Queensland | Liberal National | David Crisafulli | Queensland Opposition[4] | ||
South Australia | Liberal | David Speirs[5] | South Australian Opposition[6] | ||
Tasmania | Labor | Rebecca White | Tasmanian Opposition[7] | ||
Victoria | Liberal (Coalition) | John Pesutto | Victorian Opposition[8] | ||
National (Coalition) | |||||
Western Australia | National | Shane Love | Western Australian Opposition[9] | ||
Liberal | |||||
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