Liberal Union (Victoria)
Liberal Union | |
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President | Charles Merrett |
Founder | Thomas Ashworth Charles Merrett |
Founded | 1922 |
Dissolved | 1925 |
Split from | Nationalist Party |
Preceded by | Liberal Party |
Merged into | Nationalist Party |
Succeeded by | Australian Liberal Party |
House of Representatives | 2 / 75 (1922−1925)
|
The Liberal Union, also known as the Liberal Party, the Liberal Union Party or the Progressive Liberals, was a short-lived political party in Australia that operated in Victoria, mainly in 1922.
History[edit]
The Liberal Union was formed by disaffected Nationalists, principally Thomas Ashworth and Charles Merrett, who opposed the leadership of Prime Minister Billy Hughes.[1]
In October 1922, Merrett met with delegates from the Country Party and Australian Legion and agreed to co-operate at the 1922 federal election. Positions agreed upon by the three parties included "[maintaining] the unity of the British Empire" and "the preservation of a white Australia". Candidates in Melbourne would stand as 'Progressive Liberals,' while the Liberals would back Country Party candidate in regional Victoria.[2]
At the 1922 election, William Watt (Balaclava) and John Latham (Kooyong) were elected as Independent Liberal Union MPs.[3] Other candidates for the party included Eleanor Glencross and Henry Gullett, both in Henty, and Merrett who ran in the Senate.[4]
The party disbanded in 1925, after Watt re-joined and Latham joined the Nationalists. Merrett later formed the Australian Liberal Party.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Historical Information on the Australian Parliament". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ "Reviving Liberalism". The Argus. 20 October 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Sir John Greig LATHAM GCMG QC" (PDF).
- ^ "LIBERAL UNION ELECTORS!". Age. 15 December 1922.
- ^ Vines, Margaret (1986). "Merrett, Sir Charles Edward". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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