2015 New South Wales Labor Party leadership election

2015 Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch) leadership election

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Candidate Luke Foley Result Unopposed Seat MLC

Leader before election John Robertson (permanent leader) Linda Burney (interim leader) Elected Leader Luke Foley

An election for the leadership of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party, the party of opposition in the New South Wales, was held on 5 January 2015. The election was triggered following the resignation of Opposition Leader John Robertson on 23 December 2014.

It elected Shadow Environment Minister Luke Foley as the next parliamentary Leader of the New South Wales Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the lead-up to the March election, despite Foley not holding a seat in the Legislative Assembly. In the lead-up to the election, Deputy Leader Linda Burney, served as interim Leader of the Opposition and she continued to serve as Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly after the election.