2025 Victorian Liberal Party leadership spill

2025 Victorian Liberal Party
leadership spill

18 November 2025
Spill motion
 
Candidate Spill motion Brad Battin
Popular vote 19 13
Seat Berwick
Faction Conservative
Leadership election
 
Candidate Jess Wilson
Caucus vote Unopposed
Seat Kew
Faction Moderate

Leader before election

Brad Battin

Elected Leader

Jess Wilson

Deputy Leadership election
 
Candidate Sam Groth David Southwick
Caucus vote 17 15
Seat Nepean Caulfield
Faction Unaligned Moderate

Deputy before election

Sam Groth

Elected Deputy

Sam Groth

The 2025 Victorian Liberal Party leadership spill was held on 18 November 2025 to elect the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party and, ex officio, Leader of the Opposition.

Following a successful leadership spill against Brad Battin, Jess Wilson was elected as leader unopposed. The position of deputy leader was also spilled. Sam Groth was challenged by David Southwick. Groth retained his position, winning by 17 votes to 15.