Victorian Labor Party
The Victorian Labor Party, officially known as the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) and commonly referred to simply as Victorian Labor, is the Victorian state branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The branch is currently the ruling parting in the state of Victoria and is led by Jacinta Allan, who has served concurrently as premier of Victoria since 2023.
Victorian Labor Victorian Labor Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Jacinta Allan |
| Deputy Leader | Ben Carroll |
| President | Steve Staikos |
| Secretary | Cameron Petrie (acting) |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Headquarters | 438 Docklands Drive, Docklands, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Youth wing | Young Labor |
| Women's wing | Labor Women's Network |
| LGBT wing | Rainbow Labor |
| Membership | <16,000 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Australian Labor |
| Union affiliate | Victorian Trades Hall Council |
| Colours | Red |
| Slogan | "Doing What Matters." |
| Legislative Assembly | 56 / 88 |
| Legislative Council | 15 / 40 |
| House of Representatives | 25 / 39 (Victorian seats) |
| Senate | 4 / 12 (Victorian seats) |
| Website | |
| viclabor | |
| Seats in local government | |
|---|---|
| Ballarat | 2 / 9 |
| Brimbank | 2 / 11 |
| Darebin | 3 / 9 |
| East Gippsland | 1 / 9 |
| Frankston | 1 / 9 |
| Greater Dandenong | 8 / 11 |
| Hobsons Bay | 1 / 7 |
| Kingston | 4 / 11 |
| Latrobe | 1 / 9 |
| Maribyrnong | 3 / 7 |
| Maroondah | 2 / 9 |
| Melbourne | 1 / 11 |
| Merri-bek | 2 / 11 |
| Monash | 7 / 11 |
| Moonee Valley | 2 / 9 |
| Mornington Peninsula | 1 / 11 |
| Port Phillip | 3 / 9 |
| Stonnington | 1 / 9 |
| Surf Coast | 1 / 9 |
| Wyndham | 3 / 11 |
The Victorian branch comprises two major wings: the parliamentary wing and the organisational wing. The parliamentary wing comprising all elected party members in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, which when they meet collectively constitute the party caucus. The parliamentary leader is elected from and by the caucus, and party factions have a strong influence in the election of the leader. The leader's position is dependent on the continuing support of the caucus (and party factions) and the leader may be deposed by failing to win a vote of confidence of parliamentary members. By convention, the premier sits in the Legislative Assembly, and is the leader of the party controlling a majority in that house. The party leader also typically is a member of the Assembly, though this is not a strict party constitutional requirement.
When the Labor party wins sufficient seats to be able to control a majority in the Legislative Assembly, the party leader becomes the State Premier and Labor will form the government. When the party is not in government, the party leader becomes the Leader of the Opposition. To become a Premier or Opposition Leader, the party leader must be or within a short period of time become a member of the Legislative Assembly.
Jacinta Allan and Ben Carroll have been the leader and deputy party leader respectively since 27 September 2023. At the 2014 state election, the ALP in Victoria obtained a majority with 47 of the 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and formed the Government of Victoria. They then increased their share of seats in the Assembly to 55 after the 2018 election. The party currently has 15 of the 40 seats in the Legislative Council.