2018 New South Wales Labor Party leadership election

2018 Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) leadership election

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Candidate Michael Daley Chris Minns
Votes 33 12
% 73.33% 26.66%
Seat Maroubra Kogarah

Leader before election

Luke Foley

Elected Leader

Michael Daley

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 10 November 2018. The election was triggered following the resignation of Opposition Leader Luke Foley on 8 November 2018.

Foley's deputy Michael Daley who became acting leader upon Foley's resignation was formalised into the leadership when he won the caucus vote beating Shadow Water Minister Chris Minns, 33 votes to 12.[1]

  1. ^ "'I'm just like you': New NSW Labor leader Michael Daley makes his pitch to voters". ABC News. 10 November 2018.