[12] They compete with the Liberal Party's other three major factions: The National Right/Hard Right, the Centrists, and the Centre Right Moderate Liberals often represent inner-city and wealthy House of Representatives seats or are in the Senate.
[13] The Moderates are the dominant faction in New South Wales and have provided all of the past three Liberal leaders in Tasmania (all of whom served as Premier).
[citation needed] Prominent moderates include former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull,[14] former Foreign Affairs Minister and former Deputy Leader Julie Bishop,[15] former Defence Minister Christopher Pyne,[16] former Attorney-General George Brandis,[17] and former Liberal-turned-independent MP Julia Banks.
[18] Prominent moderates in the Morrison government included Senate leader Simon Birmingham,[19] Marise Payne, Paul Fletcher and Linda Reynolds.
[26] Prominent Moderates in other states include Georgie Crozier and David Southwick in Victoria;[27] John Gardner, Vincent Tarzia, Josh Teague and Tim Whetstone in South Australia;[28][29] and Peter Gutwein and Will Hodgman in Tasmania (who both served as Premier).