The opposition party of Australia was left in shock after a deadly defeat in the federal elections on Saturday, with a result which promises to be its worst loss.
Peter Dutton, the leader of the Liberal Party, has also lost his own Dickson headquarters, which he has held in the past 24 years.
The victory of the lag at work means that the Liberal Party is now rushing to find a new leader – and understanding what has gone wrong for them this electoral cycle.
Some members of the Liberal Party called for a “serious review”, an advisor summarizing the loss as a failure of “Dutton’s experience”.
Dutton has also become the first federal leader of the opposition to lose his own seat at the same time as the loss of an election, which means that he was ousted from Parliament.
Ali France Du Labor beat Dutton in his Dickson origin in Queensland.
During his first public appearance after the emphatic victory of Labor, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the media on Sunday outside a Sydney coffee that “the Australian people had voted for unity rather than for the division”.
The most overwhelming losses of the Liberal Party were in the major cities of Australia, where party members were almost destroyed in metropolitan regions, notably Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Liberal deputy Keith Wolahan called for a “serious review” systemic problems that led to the defeat of the party’s shock.
“You must recognize that things have been wrong,” he said on the Insiders program in Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
“We have to listen to the Australians. They sent us a message, and our first task is to hear it. And it often takes time.”
Wolahan represents the headquarters of Menzies in Victoria and said it was very likely that he would also lose his seat.
When asked if Peter Dutton himself was the problem, Wolahan refused to answer directly, but said he had great respect for the liberal chief.
Some were more frank, such as Andrew Carswell, former adviser to the last Liberal Prime Minister of Australia, who told ABC “Dutton’s experience failed”.
He then described the loss of Saturday as “a complete disaster for the coalition”, which, according to him, showed that the Australians had “a clear hesitation with Peter Dutton”.
Donald Trump’s imminent presence was also cited as a major factor to thwart Dutton’s already inconsistent campaign, many people establishing parallels between him and the American president.
Dutton’s loss has now sparked the race for a new leader of the Liberal Party.
Carswell hoped for the prospect of “very good promising liberal deputies” in leadership roles.
Those who are as the most likely contenders for the best job include the ghost treasurer Angus Taylor and the deputy chief Sussan Ley.
The ghost minister of immigration Dan Tehan and the Minister of Defense of Defense, Andrew Hastie, were also mentioned.
But without a clear precursor, the Liberal Party will have to try to come together in the coming days – as well as to develop a new strategy to win back the voters they have lost.
