United Australia Party (1945)

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Women's_Council
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:alliance Liberal-Country_Coalition
gptkbp:campaigns 1946 federal election campaign
gptkbp:colors Blue
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:dissolved 1946
Absorption_into_Liberal_Party
gptkbp:electionYear 1946 Australian federal election
2 seats in 1946
gptkbp:founded 1945
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Robert_Menzies
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Melbourne
gptkbp:historical_significance First major post-war political party in Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Australia Party (1945)
gptkbp:ideology Conservatism
Liberalism
gptkbp:influence Limited after 1946
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Robert_Menzies
gptkbp:legacy Foundation_of_the_modern_Liberal_Party
gptkbp:localGovernment gptkb:Robert_Menzies
gptkbp:membership Declined rapidly after 1946
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:George_Reid
gptkb:William_McMahon
gptkb:John_McEwen
Arthur_Fadden
Leslie_Morshead
gptkbp:notableFeature Education reform
National security
Social conservatism
Trade policy
Infrastructure development
Anti-communism
Tax reform
Foreign relations
Immigration control
Economic liberalization
Support for agriculture
Support for small business
Healthcare_reform
Support_for_the_United_Nations
Support_for_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:party gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:politicalPosition Centre-right
Grassroots mobilization
Focus on anti-communism
gptkbp:predecessor United_Australia_Party_(1931)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Kangaroo
gptkbp:website nan
gptkbp:youth_development Young Liberals