Tasmanian Nationals | |
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| Leader | Steve Martin |
| Founded | 1922 (Country Party) 1962 (re-established) 1994 (re-established) 2013 (re-established) 2018 (re-established) |
| Headquarters | 59 Wellington St, Longford, Tasmania 7301 |
| Youth wing | Young Nationals |
| Ideology | Conservatism Agrarianism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Green and yellow |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 5 (Tas. seats)
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| Senate | 0 / 12 (Tas. seats)
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| House of Assembly | 0 / 35
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| Devonport City Council | 1 / 9 |
| Website | |
| tasnationals.org.au | |
The Tasmanian Nationals are a political party in the Australian state of Tasmania, aligned with the National Party of Australia. The party is not currently registered with the Tasmanian Electoral Commission,[1] and is not separately registered with the Australian Electoral Commission, unlike the other state branches of the Nationals.[2]
The party has a history in Tasmania dating back to 1922, and has previously used the names Country Party, Centre Party, and National Country Party. It has had limited electoral success and has dissolved itself or disappeared on a number of occasions, sometimes for several decades.[3] The party was briefly re-established in 2018, after independent senator Steve Martin joined the Nationals. He was the first member of the party in federal parliament since the 1920s.
- ^ "Party Register". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Current register of political parties". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Petrow, Stefan: Country Party, The Companion to Tasmanian History (University of Tasmania).