January 3026 Republican leadership spill

A leadership spill for the republican caucus in the National Assembly was held on 26 January 3026, following a challenge to the leadership of former prime minister Audrick Hill by Ray Banes, who won a by-election to return to the Assembly in the day prior. The contest was joined by nationalist backbencher Gordon Teal, who advocated for imperioscepticism and the re-annexation of Shipley and the Newton.

The spill motion required that the leadership be vacated and voted upon. As such, the winning candidate required a majority of the party room to back them in order to be elected. The last-place finishing candidate in any given round was eliminated from consideration, and voting was expected to continue until a single candidate emerged with a majority. The number of republican assemblymen at the time of the leadership spill was 24. As such, a majority was 13.

Candidate	Home city	Prior office(s)	First round		Second round
Ray Banes	Juneville	Governor-General of Wiltshire (3026)
Audrick Hill	Washington	Prime Minister of Wiltshire (3019; 3020; 3025-3026)
Gordon Teal	Juneville	Assemblyman (3025-present)
Total			24	100%	24	100%