Australian political party election
2020 Australian Greens leadership election ← 2019 4 February 2020 2022 →
Leadership election
Senate and first co-deputy leadership election
Second co-deputy leadership election
The2020 Australian Greens leadership election was held on 4 February 2020 to elect theleader of theAustralian Greens .[ 1] Richard Di Natale announced his resignation as leader and his intention to resign from parliament.[ 2] [ 3]
Adam Bandt , the member forMelbourne , was elected to the leadership unopposed, becoming the first Greens leader to sit in theHouse of Representatives and not theSenate .[ 4]
In the deputy leadership contest,Larissa Waters was returned unopposed as the party's leader in the Senate.[ 4] Mehreen Faruqi ,Sarah Hanson-Young andNick McKim , with McKim emerging successful.[ 4]
The leadership of the Greens is decided by consensus within theparty room (or a party room vote if consensus cannot be reached).[ 5] [ 6]
Leadership plebiscite [ edit ] 2020 Australian Greens
Following the leadership vote, the rank-and-file membership of the Greens voted in aplebiscite about the party's leadership election process.[ 10] [ 11]
The formal campaign in favour of a "one member, one vote " model began in April 2018 with the formation of the "Greens for Democratic Leadership" group, led byBrisbane councillorJonathan Sri .[ 12] [ 13]
Greens members were presented with three options for conducting leadership elections:[ 5]
One Member, One Vote OMOV ): "Australian Greens members vote with all votes counting equally in anoptional preferential ballot. Candidates for leader must have their nomination supported by a threshold of 20% of Party Room or two MPs including themselves (whichever is the greater)"50/50 Model : "Australian Greens members vote as a group and Federal MPs vote as a group, with each group of votes given a weighting of 50% when combined towards the overall result"Federal MPs Selection Model : "Federal MPs continue to vote to decide who will be the leader either by consensus decision-making or a vote"Although both OMOV and the 50/50 Model received more votes than the present "federal MPs selection model" system, a two-thirds majority was required to force a change.[ 11]
For a Greens plebiscite to be valid, a turnout of 20% is required.[ 14] [ 11]
Question Options OMOV 50/50 Fed. MPs Abstained Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Question 1 One Member, One Voteor Federal MPs Selection Model 3,721 62.00 — 2,281 38.00 63 1.03 Question 2 50/50 Modelor Federal MPs Selection Model — 3,510 62.56 2,101 37.44 454 7.48 Question 3 One Member, One Voteor 50/50 Model 2,902 49.05 3,014 50.95 — 149 2.45
[ edit ] List of One Member, One Vote endorsements
Internal Greens groups
Greens for Democratic Leadership Members of the Australian Parliament
Members of state/territory parliaments
Local government councillors
Former members of the Australian Parliament
Former members of state/territory parliaments
Former local government councillors
Other figures
List of 50/50 Model endorsements
Former leaders of the Australian Greens
Members of the Australian Parliament
^ "Di Natale Resigns Parliamentary Leadership" . Australian Greens. 3 February 2020. Archived fromthe original on 4 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 .^ Ireland, Judith (3 February 2020)."Greens leader Richard Di Natale quits leadership, will leave Senate" . Sydney Morning Herald. Archived fromthe original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 . ^ Murphy, Katharine (3 February 2020)."Richard Di Natale resigns as Greens leader and announces he will leave politics" .The Guardian . Archived fromthe original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved14 May 2025 . ^a b c Dalzell, Stephanie (4 February 2020)."Adam Bandt elected unopposed as federal Greens leader; Larissa Waters and Nick McKim as deputies" . ABC News. Archived fromthe original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 . ^a b "Plebiscite: Method of electing the Australian Greens Leader" (PDF) . Australian Greens. April 2020. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 12 May 2025. Retrieved12 May 2025 .^ Knott, Matthew (9 May 2025)." . Sydney Morning Herald. Archived fromthe original on 9 May 2025. Retrieved12 May 2025 . ^a b Maiden, Samantha (3 February 2020)."Richard Di Natale quits as Greens leader" . The New Daily. Archived fromthe original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved13 May 2025 . ^ Adam Bandt [@AdamBandt] (3 February 2020)."I will be standing for Greens Leader. Thank you Richard for your leadership and service to Aust. I look forward to talking with my colleagues about how we share leadership across the House & Senate as we fight the climate emergency and inequality with a Green New Deal" (Tweet ). Archived fromthe original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved13 May 2025 – viaTwitter . ^ Larissa Waters [@larissawaters] (3 February 2020)."My dear friend @RichardDiNatale has done an outstanding job for nearly 5yrs, leading with compassion & reason. He'll be sorely missed. Our party room is full of ppl motivated to fix the world. They're the best colleagues. I'm seeking their support to remain Deputy Greens Leader" (Tweet ). Archived fromthe original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved13 May 2025 – viaTwitter . ^ Holloway, Josh (5 February 2020)."Adam Bandt has won leadership of the Greens so where are they heading?" . ABC News. Archived fromthe original on 5 April 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 . ^a b c Harris, Rob (22 April 2020)."Old Greens wounds reopen as members vote on directly electing leader" . Sydney Morning Herald. Archived fromthe original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 . ^ Karp, Paul (11 April 2018)."Greens MPs cautiously welcome push for members to elect federal leader" .The Guardian . Archived fromthe original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved14 May 2025 . ^ Murphy, Katharine; Karp, Paul (12 June 2019)."Greens signal shift to give party members a say in choosing federal leader" .The Guardian . Archived fromthe original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved14 May 2025 . ^ "BREAKING: The results of the Australian Greens member plebiscite on election of Parliamentary leader" .Facebook . Greens for Democratic Leadership. 12 May 2020. Archived fromthe original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 .^a b c d e Berkman, Michael; Faruqi, Mehreen; Franks, Tammy; Hollo, Tim; Ludlam, Scott (13 April 2020)."The Greens are founded on grassroots democracy – the leadership vote should be no exception" .The Guardian . Archived fromthe original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved14 May 2025 . ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Open Letter Supporting One Member One Vote" . Greens for Democratic Leadership. 12 April 2020. Archived fromthe original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 .^ "Greens members, on Monday you will get a ballot asking you your views about how we determine our parliamentary leader" .Facebook . Jenny Leong. 11 April 2020. Archived fromthe original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 .^ "So how much power does the leader of the Australian Greens actually have?" . Jonathan Sri. 13 April 2020. Archived fromthe original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved14 May 2025 .^ Harris, Rob; Koslowski, Max (14 November 2019)."Former Greens senator says party must fast-track plans to give members more power" . Sydney Morning Herald. Archived fromthe original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved14 May 2025 . ^ "One Member One Vote – only democratic option for a Greens Party" . Lee Rhiannon. 13 April 2020. Archived fromthe original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved14 May 2025 .^ "Therese Doyle, Candidate for Shortland" . Australian Greens. Archived fromthe original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 .^ Alex Bhathal [@alexbhathal] (11 April 2020)."The 20% threshold is a clever failsafe and OMOV is the only option for a Party which prides itself on being subsidiarist/grassroots" (Tweet ). Archived fromthe original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 – viaTwitter . ^ "ACT Greens announce lead candidates for 2020 election as climate becomes Australians' number 1 concern" . ACT Greens. 6 December 2019. Archived fromthe original on 4 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 .^ Amy MacMahon [@amymacsouthbris] (11 April 2020)."I'll be voting for One Member One Vote" (Tweet ). Archived fromthe original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 – viaTwitter . ^ "Remember, from Monday 13 April Greens members can vote for one member one vote!" .Facebook . Greens for Democratic Leadership. 11 April 2020. Archived fromthe original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 .^a b c Brown, Bob; Milne, Christine; Di Natale, Richard (11 April 2020)."As former Greens leaders, we ask members not to shut the party room out of leadership votes" .The Guardian . Archived fromthe original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved14 May 2025 . ^ Nick McKim [@NickMcKim] (11 April 2020)."Why the Greens party room should have a say in who leads it by people who've been there and done that" (Tweet ). Archived fromthe original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 – viaTwitter . ^ Peter Whish-Wilson [@SenatorSurfer] (13 April 2020)."Today Green members received emails to choose the voting system to elect our party room leader. I strongly agree with Adam Bandt & Richard Di Natale that elected MP's should not be locked out of having an important and equal say in choosing their leader" (Tweet ). Archived fromthe original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved14 May 2025 – viaTwitter .
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