Founding of the Liberal Party of Australia
E446670
The Founding of the Liberal Party of Australia was the mid-1940s creation of a new center-right political party that unified various non-Labor groups under Robert Menzies’ leadership and went on to dominate Australian federal politics for much of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Founding of the Liberal Party of Australia canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political party founding ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Liberal Party of Australia federal organisation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal Party of Australia state divisions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
decline of the United Australia Party ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| electoralImpact | creation of a major non-Labor party in Australia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-08-31 ⓘ |
| followed | collapse of the United Australia Party federal government ⓘ |
| founder |
Robert Menzies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
delegates from non-Labor political groups ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Robert Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
established longest-serving Australian federal government under Menzies
ⓘ
reshaped Australian party system ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
ⓘ
liberal conservatism ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
Australian Country Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian Women’s National League NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberal Democratic Party (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ United Australia Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyFigure | Robert Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Robert Menzies becoming Prime Minister in 1949
ⓘ
dominance of the Liberal–Country coalition in Australian federal politics ⓘ |
| location |
Canberra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDelegates | 80 ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Australian Labor Party federal governments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Australian federal politics ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| precededBy | formation of the National Council of the United Australia Party ⓘ |
| purpose |
create a new national centre-right party
ⓘ
unify non-Labor political forces in Australia ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | We Believe statement of the Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Canberra Conference 1944
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melbourne Conference 1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Conference 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sloganAtFounding | We believe in the individual ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-10-13 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt |
Hotel Canberra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State conferences in Sydney and Melbourne ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Robert Menzies