Country and Progressive National Party

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Not to be confused with Progressive Nationalist Party.

The Country and Progressive National Party was a short-lived conservative political party in the Australian state of Queensland. Formed in 1925, it combined the state's conservative forces in a single party and held office between 1929 and 1932 under the leadership of Arthur Edward Moore. Following repeated election defeat it split into separate rural and urban wings in 1936.

History

It was created in 1925 as the result of a merger between the state's two conservative parties, the

Country Party and the United Australia Party, each aligned with the federal parties of the same names.[2]

From 1941-1944 another merger was attempted as the Country-National Organisation[3] but this failed within a few years.[4]

A later merger between the two parties' successors, the Liberal and National parties, gave birth to the Liberal National Party of Queensland in 2008.[5]

Election results

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
1926 Arthur Edward Moore 192,043 48.48
28 / 72
 Decrease 1 Steady 2nd Opposition
1929 Arthur Edward Moore 233,977 54.23
43 / 72
 Increase 15 Increase 1st Majority government
1932 Arthur Edward Moore 204,158 45.21
28 / 62
 Decrease 15 Decrease 2nd Opposition
1935 Arthur Edward Moore 156,325 33.80
16 / 62
 Decrease 12 Steady 2nd Opposition

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References

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  1. ^ B. J. Costar, 'Moore, Arthur Edward (1876–1963)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/moore-arthur-edward-7632/text13343, published first in hardcopy 1986, accessed online 19 June 2018.
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  3. ^ Margaret Bridson Cribb, 'Fadden, Sir Arthur William (1894–1973)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fadden-sir-arthur-william-10141/text17907, published first in hardcopy 1996, accessed online 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ Margaret Bridson Cribb, 'Hunter, James Aitchison Johnston (1882–1968)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hunter-james-aitchison-johnston-6770/text11707, published first in hardcopy 1983, accessed online 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ Green, Antony (30 July 2008). "The Liberal-National Party - a new model party?". ABC News. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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