Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
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Australian Labor Party
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| Leader | Daniel Andrews |
| Deputy Leader | James Merlino |
| Youth wing | Australian Young Labor |
| National affiliation | Australian Labor Party |
| Vic Legislative Assembly |
47 / 88
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| Vic Legislative Council |
14 / 40
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| Australian House of Reps (Vic) |
18 / 46
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| Australian Senate (Vic) |
4 / 12
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The Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) also known as Vic Labor is the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party. The parliamentary leader is elected from and by the members of the party caucus, comprising all party members in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. The party factions have a strong influence on 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.
Daniel Andrews has been the leader of the party since 3 December 2010 and James Merlino has been deputy party leader since February 2012. 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. On 4 December 2014 Andrews was sworn in as Premier of Victoria and Merlino has been Deputy Premier. The party has only 14 of the 40 seats in the Legislative Council. The Andrews Ministry comprises 22 ministers.
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