维多利亚州工党通过一场历时近两小时的党团会议，选举本·卡罗尔为新总理，接替宣布辞职的杰辛塔·艾伦[1]。约70名工党议员参加了此次会议[1]。选举过程进行了三次投票——包括一次"口头表决"和两次举手表决，其中因计票错误需要进行重新计票[1]。
艾伦在当日上午宣布辞职后，提名检察总长索尼娅·基尔肯尼作为卡罗尔的竞争对手[1]。基尔肯尼于上午11:55撤回候选资格，距议会召开仅五分钟[1]。卡罗尔随后当选，并宣布启动建筑业腐败皇家调查作为其改革举措之一[1]。工党工会代表Michael Donovan表示，对零售和款待业员工保护命令立法的优先化"非常高兴"[1]。多名议员将整个过程形容为"一场混乱的过程"[1]。
Victoria's Labor Party selected Ben Carroll as the state's new premier during a turbulent party room meeting, replacing Jacinta Allen who announced her resignation earlier in the day [1]. The caucus session lasted nearly two hours with approximately 70 Labor MPs in attendance [1].
The election process proved contentious, with three separate votes required to determine the outcome [1]. Allen initially backed Carroll for the position, but unexpectedly nominated Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny as a rival candidate, triggering what threatened to become a prolonged internal party struggle [1]. However, Kilkenny withdrew her candidacy at 11:55 a.m., just five minutes before parliament convened, allowing Carroll to secure the role [1]. The voting procedure itself encountered difficulties, as counting errors necessitated a recount during the hand-voting rounds [1].
Following his election, Carroll immediately announced plans to establish a royal commission into corruption in the construction industry [1]. Michael Donovan, representing the Labor Party's union faction, expressed satisfaction with the party's commitment to prioritizing protective order legislation for retail and hospitality workers [1]. Multiple MPs characterized the meeting as "a chaotic process" [1].