Current Liberal State and Territory Parliamentary Leaders
| State Lower House Seats | |
|---|---|
| NSW Parliament | 51 / 93 |
| QLD Parliament | 78 / 89 |
| SA Parliament | 18 / 47 |
| TAS Parliament | 10 / 25 |
| VIC Parliament | 35 / 88 |
| WA Parliament | 24 / 59 |
| State/ Territory | Leader | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ACT | Zed Seselja | Leader since 2007 |
| NSW | Barry O'Farrell | Premier of New South Wales since March 2011 |
| NT | Terry Mills | Chief Minister of the Northern Territory since August 2012 1 |
| QLD | Campbell Newman | Premier of Queensland since March 2012 2 |
| SA | Isobel Redmond | Leader since 2009 |
| TAS | Will Hodgman | Leader since 2006 |
| VIC | Ted Baillieu | Premier of Victoria since December 2010 |
| WA | Colin Barnett | Premier of Western Australia since 2008 |
1 The Northern Territory is represented by the Country Liberal Party, which is endorsed as the Territory division of the Liberal Party.
2 Queensland is represented by the Liberal National Party of Queensland. This party is the result of a merger of the Queensland Division of the Liberal Party and the Queensland National Party to contest elections as a single party.
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