United Australia Party (1931–1945)

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The United Australia Party (1931–1945) was a major Australian conservative political party that governed for much of the 1930s and early 1940s under leaders such as Joseph Lyons and Robert Menzies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct political party
political party
alignedWith business interests
middle-class voters
alsoKnownAs UAP
color blue
country Australia
dissolved 1945
formedGovernment 1931 federal election
1934 federal election
1937 federal election
founded 1931
foundedDuring Great Depression
governedInCoalitionWith Country Party
governedUnderGovernorGeneral Lord Gowrie
Sir Isaac Isaacs
governedUnderMonarch Edward VIII
George V
George VI
headquartersLocation Canberra
heldOfficeOf Prime Minister of Australia
ideology conservatism
keyLeader Billy Hughes
Joseph Lyons
Menzies
surface form: Robert Menzies

William Morris Hughes
lastFederalLeader Menzies
surface form: Robert Menzies
lostGovernment 1941
lostTo Australian Labor Party
mainOpponent Australian Labor Party
mergedInto Liberal Party of Australia
originatedFromSplitOf Australian Labor Party
participatedIn World War II era Australian politics
politicalPosition centre-right
predecessor United Australia Party
surface form: Australian Party (Lyons group)

Nationalist Party of Australia
primeMinisterFromParty Billy Hughes
Earle Page
Joseph Lyons
Menzies
surface form: Robert Menzies
region Commonwealth of Australia
representedIn House of Representatives
Parliament of Australia
Senate
successor Liberal Party of Australia
supportedPolicy British Empire loyalty
balanced budgets
economic orthodoxy during the Great Depression
tariff protection

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Liberal Party of Australia hasPredecessor United Australia Party (1931–1945)
this entity surface form: United Australia Party
Liberal Party of Australia hasPredecessor United Australia Party (1931–1945)
Liberal–National Coalition hasHistoricalPredecessor United Australia Party (1931–1945)
this entity surface form: United Australia Party–Country Party alliance