Libby Mettam is set to be elected the next leader of the WA Liberal party unchallenged, after current leader David Honey indicated he would not stand.
Ms Mettam had challenged Dr Honey for the position, saying she believed she had the support of her colleagues.
It is understood Dr Honey will not contest a leadership ballot at a Liberal partyroom meeting this morning.She would become the sixth state Liberal leader since former premier Colin Barnett quit after losing the 2017 state election to Labor. Arriving at state parliament earlier, Dr Honey had refused to commit to standing in the leadership contest against Ms Mettam, who is believed to have the support of the majority of Liberal MPs."As I said before, I'm not going make an ongoing discussion about this before the partyroom meeting," he said."The party secretary will come out and let you know the result of that process. So, I'm not going to make any other comment.
He had taken over the leadership after the Liberals' disastrous 2021 state election wipe-out, when they were reduced to just two seats in the Legislative Assembly, he and Ms Mettam. The pair have promised to continue working collaboratively together regardless of the outcome of the leadership spill.
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