Founding of the Liberal Party of Australia

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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.

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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

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Menzies notableWork Founding of the Liberal Party of Australia
subject surface form: Robert Menzies