Democratic Party of Australia | |
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President | Henry Woodward (1953; 1953–1954) |
Founded | 17 February 1953 |
Dissolved | 6 June 1954 |
Willoughby Municipal Council | 1 / 12 (1953−1954)
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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]
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).
Announcing the party's formation, Mr. A. D. Hooper said it was not associated with the Democratic Party of Australia.
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