2025 Western Australian Liberal Party leadership election

2025 Western Australian Liberal Party leadership election

← 2023 25 March 2025

Leadership election

Candidate Basil Zempilas Caucus vote Unopposed Seat Churchlands

Leader before election Libby Mettam Elected Leader Basil Zempilas

Deputy leadership election

Candidate Libby Mettam Caucus vote Unopposed Seat Vasse

Deputy Leader before election Steve Martin Elected Deputy Leader Libby Mettam

The 2025 Western Australian Liberal Party leadership election was held on 25 March 2025 to elect the leader of the Western Australian Liberal Party, following the resignation of Libby Mettam.^[1]

After the Liberal Party's loss to Labor at the state election on 8 March 2025, Mettam announced that she would resign as leader, saying she said she did not have enough support from other Liberal MPs to remain in the position.^[2]

Basil Zempilas, who was elected as the member for Churchlands at the 2025 state election, announced on 20 March 2025 that he would contest the leadership.^[3] Mettam contested the position of deputy leader, which had been held by Steve Martin since February 2024.^[4] Both Zempilas and Mettam were elected unopposed to their respective positions.^[5][6]