The proposed intervention comes after the Australian Electoral Commission recommended abolishing the Labor-held Melbourne seat of Higgins.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has requested the Australian Labor Party’s national executive assume responsibility for Victorian preselections ahead of the coming federal election.
“In these circumstances it is appropriate for the ALP national executive to assume responsibility for conducting federal preselections in Victoria.“I therefore request that the ALP national executive exercise the plenary power to conduct preselections for the continuing Victorian divisions that elected Labor MPs in 2022.”
The massive boundary redraw for the upcoming election, due by May 2025, will demand a huge reorganisation for the state branch.But the rationale for a national takeover is that it would keep MPs and ministers focused on their core business in the lead-up to an election. It would also prevent them from participating in a ballot process with branch members that previously were not in their electorates.
Another ALP member, also speaking on the condition of anonymity, said: “I knew this was on the cards. Watch with interest.”
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