South Australian National Party
South Australian National Party National Party of Australia (S.A.) | |
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History
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In August 1964, T. G. Clark announced the formation of the "South Australian Country Party" as a fully autonomous organisation. He said that the party would seek affiliation with the federal party at a later date.[2] Clark, the former general manager of a milk processing co-operative, was the chairman of the party's eight-member provisional committee, and said that the committee had met regularly over the previous year and that multiple branches had been formed.[3]
In December 1965, the Australian Country Party Federal Council unanimously approved the South Australian party's affiliation with the federal party.[4]
At the 1973 election, the revived party won a seat for the first time in Flinders, and finished second after preferences in five more LCL seats − Rocky River, Mallee, Alexandra, Goyder and Victoria.
The SA Nationals aligned themselves with the "Joh for Canberra" movement at the 1987 federal election.[5]
The SA Nationals received a 6.6 percent primary vote at the 2009 Frome by-election. However, the party directed its preferences to independent Geoff Brock, allowing him to win the seat from third place. At the 2014 South Australian state election, The Nationals polled well below 1% of the primary vote for both houses of parliament. The party failed to nominate any candidates in 2018.
The South Australian Nationals have never been as dominant in rural areas as their counterparts in the rest of mainland Australia. Indeed, they are no longer a force of any real political significance in South Australia. Since Maywald's defeat in 2010, the party has never managed even 0.5 percent of the statewide vote. This is not only due to South Australia's status as Australia's most centralised state (some three-quarters of the population lives in Adelaide), but because the SA Liberals have built up healthy support bases in rural South Australia.
The SA Nationals have never been part of a formal Coalition with the Liberals, unlike their counterparts in most of the rest of Australia. However, had the SA Nationals won any federal seats in 2013, they would have been part of the Coalition.[8]
Election results
| Election | Seats won | ± | Total votes | % | Position | Leader |
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| 1965 | 0 / 47
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 0
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2,227 | 0.45 | Not in chamber | |
| 1969 | 0 / 47
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0
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2,251 | 0.40 | Not in chamber | |
| 1970 | 0 / 47
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0
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11,227 | 1.90 | Not in chamber | |
| 1973 | 1 / 47
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 1
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24,810 | 3.94 | Crossbench | Peter Blacker |
| 1975 | 1 / 47
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0
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19,208 | 2.77 | Crossbench | Peter Blacker |
| 1977 | 1 / 47
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0
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11,855 | 1.59 | Crossbench | Peter Blacker |
| 1979 | 1 / 47
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0
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14,013 | 1.91 | Crossbench | Peter Blacker |
| 1982 | 1 / 47
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0
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17,782 | 2.32 | Crossbench | Peter Blacker |
| 1985 | 1 / 47
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0
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14,056 | 1.72 | Crossbench | Peter Blacker |
| 1989 | 1 / 47
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0
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10,217 | 1.18 | Crossbench | Peter Blacker |
| 1993 | 0 / 47
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 1
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10,157 | 1.11 | Not in chamber | Peter Blacker |
| 1997 | 1 / 47
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1
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15,488 | 1.74 | Crossbench | Karlene Maywald |
| 2002 | 1 / 47
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0
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13,748 | 1.45 | Crossbench | Karlene Maywald |
| 2006 | 1 / 47
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0
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19,636 | 2.09 | Coalition | Karlene Maywald |
| 2010 | 0 / 47
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1
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10,279 | 1.05 | Not in chamber | Karlene Maywald |
| 2014 | 0 / 47
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0
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1,328 | 0.13 | Not in chamber | |
| 2018 | 0 / 47
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0
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did not contest | Not in chamber | did not contest | |
| 2022 | 0 / 47
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0
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5,279 | 0.48 | Not in chamber | |
See also
References
- ^ "Current register of political parties". Australian Electoral Commission. 22 March 2017.
- ^ "C.P. to be formed in S.A." The Canberra Times. 28 August 1964.
- ^ "Intangible threat to Playford". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1964.
- ^ "Affiliation". The Canberra Times. 11 December 1965.
- ^ "'Joh for Canberra' candidates in SA". The Canberra Times. 28 May 1987.
- ^ "SA Labor deal promises Nats Cabinet position". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "SA Govt recruits National Party MP". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ Brennan, Ben (4 September 2013). "Joyce takes aim at claim". The Murray Valley Standard. Retrieved 17 November 2013.