Founding of the Liberal Party of Australia

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The Founding of the Liberal Party of Australia was the mid-1940s creation of a new center-right political party that unified various non-Labor groups under Robert Menzies’ leadership and went on to dominate Australian federal politics for much of the 20th century.

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instanceOf historical event
political party founding
associatedWith Liberal Party of Australia federal organisation
Liberal Party of Australia state divisions
context World War II
decline of the United Australia Party
country Australia
electoralImpact creation of a major non-Labor party in Australia
endDate 1945-08-31
followed collapse of the United Australia Party federal government
founder Robert Menzies
linked to: Menzies

delegates from non-Labor political groups
hasLanguage English
hasLeader Robert Menzies
linked to: Menzies
historicalSignificance established longest-serving Australian federal government under Menzies
reshaped Australian party system
ideology conservatism
liberal conservatism
involvedOrganization Australian Country Party
Australian Women’s National League
Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)
United Australia Party
keyFigure Robert Menzies
linked to: Menzies
ledTo Robert Menzies becoming Prime Minister in 1949
dominance of the Liberal–Country coalition in Australian federal politics
location Canberra
Melbourne
Sydney
numberOfDelegates 80
opposedTo Australian Labor Party federal governments
partOf history of Australian federal politics
politicalPosition centre-right
precededBy formation of the National Council of the United Australia Party
purpose create a new national centre-right party
unify non-Labor political forces in Australia
relatedDocument We Believe statement of the Liberal Party of Australia
relatedTo Australian Labor Party
resultedIn Liberal Party of Australia
significantEvent Canberra Conference 1944
Melbourne Conference 1945
Sydney Conference 1944
sloganAtFounding We believe in the individual
startDate 1944-10-13
timePeriod mid-1940s
tookPlaceAt Hotel Canberra
State conferences in Sydney and Melbourne

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Robert Menzies notableWork Founding of the Liberal Party of Australia
subject linked to: Menzies