Conservative Party (Queensland)

Conservative Party
Historic leadersThomas McIlwraith
Boyd Dunlop Morehead
Robert Philp
Dissolved1908
Merged intoLiberal Party

The Conservative Party, also known simply as the Conservatives, was an Australian political party in Queensland active from the 19th century until early 1900s.[1] It was largely associated with former premiers Thomas McIlwraith and Robert Philp, to the point where it was sometimes referred to as the McIlwraith Conservatives or Philp Conservatives respectively.[2]

Although party structures in colonial politics were informal, the Conservatives had multiple leaders and competed in elections until they merged with the Kidstonites to become the Liberal Party in 1908.[3]

  1. ^ "John Hamilton (1841–1916)". Hamilton, John (1841–1916). Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  2. ^ "QUEENSLAND". Argus. The Argus. 16 July 1888.
  3. ^ Wanka, K.J. (1970). "William Kidston - The Dilemma of the Powerful Leader". In Murphy, Denis Joseph; Joyce, Roger Bilbrough; Hughes, Colin A. (eds.). Prelude to Power: The Rise of the Labour Party in Queensland 1885-1915. Jacaranda Press. p. 206. ISBN 9780701603120.