National Liberal Union | |
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Abbreviation | NLU |
Founded | August 1901 |
Dissolved | 1909 |
Preceded by | Queensland Political Association |
Succeeded by | Liberal Party |
Ideology |
Protectionism Liberalism |
National affiliation | Protectionist Party |
The National Liberal Union of Queensland, also referred to simply as the Liberals, was an Australian protectionist organisation that was active in the early 1900s. [1] It endorsed candidates at elections and provided extra-parliamentary support for anti- Labour politics. [2]
The NLU was formed in August 1901, as a successor to the Queensland Political Association. [3]
In 1902, Protectionist Party leader Alfred Deakin said in a letter to The Morning Post, a London newspaper, that "Ministerial forces were best under control" in southern Queensland through the NLU. [4]
As the Protectionists were not active in Queensland at the time, the NLU endorsed candidates in the House of Representatives and Senate for the 1903 federal election. [5] [6] Two NLU MPs were elected, but none of the organisation's three senate candidates were successful. [5]
The NLU remained active for a number of years, although they were largely replaced by the Anti-Socialist Party at the 1906 federal election. [1] The only Protectionist candidate in Queensland was Darling Downs MP Littleton Groom, however by that time he did not appear to be linked to the NLU anymore. [7]
Herbert Beaumont Marks served as the party's secretary for its Townsville branch in 1909. [2] The NLU faded away around that time, which is when the Liberal Party was formed out of a 'fusion' of the Protectionists and Anti-Socialists. [8]
National Liberal Union | |
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Abbreviation | NLU |
Founded | August 1901 |
Dissolved | 1909 |
Preceded by | Queensland Political Association |
Succeeded by | Liberal Party |
Ideology |
Protectionism Liberalism |
National affiliation | Protectionist Party |
The National Liberal Union of Queensland, also referred to simply as the Liberals, was an Australian protectionist organisation that was active in the early 1900s. [1] It endorsed candidates at elections and provided extra-parliamentary support for anti- Labour politics. [2]
The NLU was formed in August 1901, as a successor to the Queensland Political Association. [3]
In 1902, Protectionist Party leader Alfred Deakin said in a letter to The Morning Post, a London newspaper, that "Ministerial forces were best under control" in southern Queensland through the NLU. [4]
As the Protectionists were not active in Queensland at the time, the NLU endorsed candidates in the House of Representatives and Senate for the 1903 federal election. [5] [6] Two NLU MPs were elected, but none of the organisation's three senate candidates were successful. [5]
The NLU remained active for a number of years, although they were largely replaced by the Anti-Socialist Party at the 1906 federal election. [1] The only Protectionist candidate in Queensland was Darling Downs MP Littleton Groom, however by that time he did not appear to be linked to the NLU anymore. [7]
Herbert Beaumont Marks served as the party's secretary for its Townsville branch in 1909. [2] The NLU faded away around that time, which is when the Liberal Party was formed out of a 'fusion' of the Protectionists and Anti-Socialists. [8]