2021 Victorian Liberal Party leadership spills

March 2021 Victorian Liberal Party leadership spill

← 2018 16 March 2021 Sep. 2021 →
 
Candidate Michael O'Brien Spill motion
Percentage 70.97% 29.03%
Votes 22 9
Seat Malvern

Leader before election

Michael O'Brien

Elected Leader

Michael O'Brien

September 2021 Victorian Liberal Party leadership spill

← Mar. 2021 7 September 2021
 
Candidate Spill motion Michael O'Brien
Percentage 64.52% 35.48%
Votes 20 11
Seat Malvern

Leader before election

Michael O'Brien

Elected Leader

Vacant

September 2021 leadership election

7 September 2021 2022 →
 
Candidate Matthew Guy
Caucus Unopposed
Seat Bulleen

Leader before election

Vacant

Elected Leader

Matthew Guy

The 2021 Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) leadership spills were two spill motions on 16 March and 7 September 2021 against the leader of the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition Michael O'Brien, who had held these roles since December 2018. The September spill motion was successful and resulted in a ballot to elect the new party leader and deputy party leader on the same day. Former leader, Matthew Guy, was elected unopposed as the party leader and Leader of the Opposition. Caulfield MP David Southwick defeated Louise Staley in the Deputy Leadership contest and was elected Deputy Leader, replacing Cindy McLeish who had been elected alongside O'Brien in 2018.