leadership spill leadership spill federal parliamentary leader held december incumbent defeated way vote members parliament mps stood candidate spill culmination dispute response proposed emissions trading scheme supported introduction sought negotiate amendments government proposed legislation came represent liberal members parliament climate change opposed survived spill motion motion declare leadership vacant leadership late november declared candidacy subsequent spill moved december hockey moderate supporter position stood hockey expected win knocked round voting subsequently defeated second round background elected house_of_representatives federal election january appointed minister environment water resources prime minister defeated howard government election announced contest leadership nelson defeated ballot withdrew candidacy shadow treasurer nelson nelson leadership poor opinion poll numbers speculation challenge nelson leadership late nelson caught surprise calling snap spill party leadership positions returning overseas holiday spill moved september defeated nelson votes leader nelson later resigned house_of_representatives climate change policy dispute regarded believer global warming environment minister overseen introduction emissions trading scheme policy shortly howard government defeat fellow mps coalition climate change tensions coalition climate change policy contributed downfall nelson leadership leader supported introduction june indicated principle support proposed despite opposition coalition partner subsequently outlined coalition position oppose introduced parliament government open negotiating amended version willingness negotiate government met opposition coalition mps september australian reporting liberal supported negotiations october fronted meeting coalition mps proposal negotiate amendments government meeting supported proposal seen test leadership speculation number coalition senators cross floor senate vote legislation opponents argued premature parliament pass legislation climate change divisions coalition laid bare episode corners aired november program featured coalition leader senate suggesting man climate change conspiracy political left authority strike deal government later month spoke senate publicly supported arguing coalition abandon policy attacked change mind stating tony expressed number views odds view expressed november coalition climate change spokesman agreed deal government amend legislation amendments provided industry substantial compensation took deal liberal mps formal approval majority opposed nonetheless claimed coalition support counting supporters members coalition shadow cabinet argued presumed support deal claim met opponents coalition anger response november meeting triggered spill motion leadership days later motion moved minister howard government defeated vote seen genuine prospect leadership close vote spill motion considered blow supported time spill subsequently resigned joined resigning including hockey challenges announced november day survived spill motion challenge leadership committed withdrawing candidacy challenge confirmed opposition legislation questioning australia potentially detrimental economic measure countries committed released november placed hockey voters asked best person lead speculation flourished hockey challenge hockey consulted senior party dignitaries run hockey faced dilemma moderate hockey consistent supporter running mean taking leadership support party right wing climate change seized dilemma claiming hockey given complete support firm supporter legislation hockey attempted resolve dilemma declaring leader allow conscience vote legislation rejected hockey declaration earlier indication withdraw candidacy hockey stated pretty clear change leader joe offensive bills parliament hockey candidacy claimed hockey pledged opposition spill motion expected spill motion succeeded hockey stand leadership hockey generally expected win ballot leader end refused stand aside leader insisting defeat spill motion hockey later alleged promised stand hockey spill motion successful denied given broken undertaking results december liberal mps convened consider spill motion vacate leadership motion passed following hockey contested ballot hockey seen favourite win ballot knocked round voting receiving votes second round voting ensued defeated vote supporter absent vote vote recorded informal remained deputy leader party challenged position consecutive leader bishop serve deputy ballots bishop declared voted doubted loyalty bishop resorted proving ballot papers ballots spill motion vacate leadership leadership ballot aftermath said unexpected election hockey expressed surprise defeat election acknowledged making controversial public statements catholicism background priest moniker mad monk apologised errors past week ballot named shadow cabinet hockey remained key position shadow treasurer howard government veterans recalled outspoken climate change appointed shadow finance portfolio voluntarily moved leadership voted legislation senate december liberal senators crossed floor support legislation february outlined alternative climate change policy directly fund reduction measures cap emissions industry speaking house_of_representatives february attacked climate change policy praised government legislation argued based policy recipe fiscal later announced leave parliament end term changing mind weeks claimed change mind result anger government decision delay legislation denied interested regaining leadership saying don think likelihood assure subsequently gave qualified support climate change policy arguing inferior principle government approach delaying action leadership spill motion years attempt spill motion years february leadership spill motion defeated votes september called spill directly challenging rematch winning vote return position leader result displaced prime minister australia hockey viewed failure come firm position blown turned chance liberal leader prime minister leadership came question hockey treasurer speculated potential successor
Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, 2009