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List of historical political parties in Australia
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This is a list of historical political parties in Australia.
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See also: List of political parties in Australia and List of local government political parties in Australia § Former parties
These parties are no longer registered or active at a federal, state or federal level. Historical names of defunct and current parties are not included in the list as they are not separate entities.
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Major parties
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Federal parliamentary parties
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Political party | Period | Main ideology | Position | Political alliance(s) | Maximum seats[a] | ||||
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MPs | Senators | ||||||||
NP | — | Nationalist Party | 1917–1931 | Nationalism Liberal conservatism |
Centre-right to right-wing | Nationalist–Country coalition | 53 / 75 |
34 / 36 | |
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United Australia Party | 1931–1945 | Liberal conservatism | Centre-right | United Australia–Country coalition | 34 / 76 |
26 / 36 | |
FTP | — | Free Trade Party | 1901–1909 | Economic liberalism | Centre-right | — | 28 / 75 |
17 / 36 | |
PP | — | Protectionist Party | 1901–1909 | Liberalism Protectionism |
Centre | — | 31 / 75 |
11 / 36 | |
LIB | — | Liberal Party | 1909–1917 | Liberalism | Centre to centre-right | Liberal Union | 38 / 75 |
7 / 36 | |
NLP | — | National Labor Party | 1916–1917 | Nationalism | Centre-left | — | 14 / 75 |
9 / 36 | |
LL | — | Lang Labor | 1931–1950 | Economic nationalism (Langism) | Centre-left | — | 9 / 74 |
3 / 36 | |
LU | — | Liberal Union | 1922–1925 | Liberalism | Centre | — | 5 / 75 |
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Democratic Labor Party | 1955–1974 | Anti-communism | Centre | — | 7 / 124 |
5 / 60 |
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- The party's seats is determined by the party's maximum number of seats acquired during its tenure.
State parliamentary parties
New South Wales
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Political party | Period | Main ideology | Position | Leader | Political alliance(s) | Seats[a] | |||
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MLAs | MLCs[b] | ||||||||
NP | Nationalist Party | 1916–1931 | Nationalism Liberal conservatism |
Centre-right to right-wing | Thomas Bavin[c] | Nationalist–Progressive coalition (1921) Nationalist–Country coalition (1927–1930) |
52 / 90 |
58 / 74 | |
LRP | Liberal Reform Party | 1901–1917 | Liberalism Liberal conservatism |
Centre-right | Charles Wade[c] | — | 45 / 90 |
56 / 69 | |
PP | Protectionist Party | 1887–1901 | Protectionism Liberalism |
Centre | George Dibbs[c] | — | 66 / 137 |
23 / 84 | |
PP | Progressive Party | 1901–1907 | Protectionism Liberalism |
— | John See[c] | — | 42 / 125 |
21 / 62 | |
LL | Lang Labor | 1931–1950 | Langism | Centre-left | Jack Lang | — | 29 / 90 |
51 / 114 | |
PP | Progressive Party | 1920–1927 | Conservatism Agrarianism |
Centre-right | — | Nationalist–Progressive coalition (1921) | 15 / 90 |
3 / 93 | |
DP | Democratic Party | 1920–1925 | Catholic interests | Centre to centre-left | — | — | 1 / 90 |
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PILP | Protestant Independent Labour Party | 1923–1940s | Labourism Protestantism Social democracy |
Centre-left | — | — | 1 / 90 |
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- The party's seats is determined by the party's maximum number of seats acquired during its tenure.
- The New South Wales Legislative Council was appointed by the Governor between 1855 and 1933.
- Longest-serving party leader.
Queensland
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- The party's seats is determined by the party's maximum number of seats acquired during its tenure.
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Council were appointed by the Governor. In 1922 it was abolished.
- The party held several names over its duration. By its dissolution it was named the "Queensland National Party" or the "National Party of Queensland".
- Longest-serving party leader.
- The party was established as the "Queensland People's Party" however later merged with the federal Liberal Party and changed its name to align with the federal branch.
- The party was originally called the "National Party", also called the "Nationalist Party". However by its dissolution was named the "United Party".
- Also known as the "Queensland Communist Group" in its early years.
Other states
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Name | Period | Ideology | |
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Western Australian Liberal Party | 1911–1917 | ||
Liberal and Democratic Union | 1906–1910 | ||
Liberal Federation | 1923–1932 | ||
Liberal Union | 1910–1923 |
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- Also known as Voices for the Senate.
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