Democratic Party of Australia

Not to be confused with Australian Democrats.
Democratic Party of Australia
PresidentHenry Woodward
(1953; 1953–1954)
Founded17 February 1953
Dissolved6 June 1954
Willoughby Municipal Council
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(1953−1954)

The Democratic Party of Australia (DPA), sometimes referred to as the Australian Democratic Party, was an Australian political party that was active in the mid-1950s.[1]

Ahead of the 1953 Senate election, the party merged with the Queensland-based Independent Democratic Party (IDP).[2] However, they split following the election.[3] The party was also separate from the North Queensland Democratic Party, which had itself been formed just weeks after the DPA.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Democratic Party leaders". The Sun. 9 August 1953.
  2. ^ "New party's Senate teams". Queensland Times. 11 March 1953.
  3. ^ "Democratic team for Senate". Morning Bulletin. 8 April 1953. The Democratic team was announced in a joint statement tonight by the chairman of the Democratic Party (Mr Lance Jones) and the chairman of the Independent Democrats (Sir Raphael Cilento).
  4. ^ "New Party in North". The Courier Mail. 14 March 1953. Announcing the party's formation, Mr. A. D. Hooper said it was not associated with the Democratic Party of Australia.
  5. ^ "CILENTO TO STAND FOR SENATE". Brisbane Telegraph. 2 April 1953. The North Queensland Democratic Party had been invited to associate itself with the Independent Democrats, but had decided not to run candidates for the Senate