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2026 National Party of Australia leadership spill motion

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2026 National Party of Australia
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18 caucus members of the National Party
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A leadership spill motion was launched on 2 February 2026 to vacate the leadership position of the National Party of Australia. Incumbent leader David Littleproud was re-elected, defeating the motion. The spill motion was moved by Queensland MP Colin Boyce, who initially called for a spill in January.

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Background

In the wake of the 2025 Bondi Beach shooting, the Albanese government introduced legislation to amend hate speech laws in Australia. Internal disputes within the Liberal–National Coalition over the issue to support the legislation precipitated Littleproud's announcement of the National Party's split from the Coalition. [1]

This marked the second instance in one parliamentary term, and under Littleproud's leadership, where the Coalition split. The first split occurred on 20 May 2025, following the Labor Party's landslide victory at the 2025 election. [2]

The Coalition split after all Nationals frontbenchers including Littleproud resigned from the shadow ministry in 'solidarity', after the resignation of senators Susan McDonald, Bridget McKenzie, and Ross Cadell, who were all shadow cabinet ministers at the time for voting against the official Coalition position. [3] The following day, Littleproud announced that the Nationals would be leaving the Coalition, citing that "The Nationals cannot be part of a shadow ministry while Sussan Ley is the leader". [4]

Following this, on 28 January 2026, Boyce announced that he would be challenging Littleproud for the leadership of the National Party of Australia, citing that leaving the Coalition was "political suicide", and stating that "David has made some bad decisions recently". This move to challenge Littleproud for the leadership was reportedly a surprise to National members. [5]

Results

The National Party party room meeting called by Boyce was held on 2 February 2026. [6] All 18 members of the federal caucus of the party voted on the decision to pass the spill motion, with the motion failing. [7] The internal ballots of the National Party are not officially released; [8] a minimum of 10 caucus votes are required to reject or pass a spill motion. With the spill motion being rejected, Littleproud retained his leadership of the National Party.

Endorsements

David Littleproud

List of David Littleproud endorsements [9] [10]

Federal Nationals members

See also

References

  1. ↑ Livingstone, Helen (22 January 2026). "Australia's Liberal-National coalition splits after row over Bondi shooting reforms". BBC News . Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Busch, Brittany (22 January 2026). "The Coalition has split – again. How did we get here?". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 28 January 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Armstrong, Clare (21 January 2026). "Eight remaining Nationals in shadow ministry quit in solidarity". ABC News (Australia). Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Gould, Courtney; Boscaini, Joshua (22 January 2026). "Federal politics: Coalition splits after Nationals quit shadow cabinet — as it happened". ABC News (Australia) . Retrieved 22 January 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Gould, Courtney; Boscaini, Joshua (28 January 2026). "Federal politics: PM commits to new fund ahead of address to Timor-Leste Parliament — as it happened". ABC News (Australia) . Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  6. ↑ McMillan, Isabel; Kaine, Emily (1 February 2026). "Australia news as it happened: Littleproud survives Nationals leadership challenge; police reveal 'strong belief' Dezi Freeman is dead amid search for body in Victoria's High Country". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 1 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Glover, April (2 February 2026). "Nationals leader David Littleproud survives failed leadership spill". 9 News. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Sullivan, Kath; Evans, Jake (30 May 2022). "David Littleproud elected to lead the Nationals in opposition after post-election leadership vote". ABC News. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Tregenza, Holly (28 January 2026). "Littleproud open to Ley meeting after Nationals spill resolved". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Grattan, Michelle (28 January 2026). "View from The Hill: Nationals rebel stirs the pot but Littleproud is dug in". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
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