A assessment of the Liberal Get together’s federal election defeat has discovered the outcome was the “most severe loss” for the social gathering in its political historical past.
The assessment, carried out by former social gathering director Brian Loughnane and Victorian senator Jane Hume, discovered leads to metropolitan areas and amongst feminine voters regarding.
“The outcome shouldn’t be corresponding to any earlier one in Australian political historical past. Consequently, it poses a big and distinctive problem to the social gathering,” the assessment stated.
“The outcome was pushed by a mix of main strategic elements, strengthened by a collection of particular person and state and native points which collectively resulted in essentially the most severe loss for the social gathering in its historical past.”
The report additionally singled out the distinction between then-prime minister Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese as one of many greatest negatives for the social gathering.
“The prime minister’s standing with voters deteriorated considerably by means of 2021 to turn into a big unfavourable. The prime minister and the social gathering have been seen as ‘out of contact’,” the report stated.
“The management selection between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese grew to become essentially the most influential driver of voting intention throughout the marketing campaign interval.”
The coalition suffered a swing of greater than 5 p.c on the Might election, with the Liberals dropping 18 seats.
The lack of metropolitan seats to teal independents was additionally highlighted as a big risk to the social gathering.
“The emergence of the teals meant the social gathering wanted to marketing campaign on two totally different fronts,” the assessment stated.
“This naturally additionally compromised the social gathering’s potential to marketing campaign with a single nationwide message.”
