Protectionist Party

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The Protectionist Party was an early Australian political party that advocated high tariffs to protect domestic industries and played a key role in the country’s early federal politics before merging into broader non-Labor coalitions.

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Protectionist Party canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical Australian political party
political party
advocated high tariffs
alliedWith Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED
competedWith Free Trade Party NERFINISHED
country Australia
era early 20th century Australian politics
formedGovernmentUnder Alfred Deakin NERFINISHED
Edmund Barton NERFINISHED
goal protection of domestic industries
hadStrongSupportIn New South Wales NERFINISHED
Victoria NERFINISHED
ideology protectionism
influenced Australian tariff policy
development of Australian party system
keyFigure Alfred Deakin NERFINISHED
Edmund Barton NERFINISHED
George Turner NERFINISHED
William Lyne NERFINISHED
mergedInto Commonwealth Liberal Party NERFINISHED
non-Labor coalitions
opposedBy Free Trade Party NERFINISHED
participatedIn early federal politics of Australia
playedRoleIn formation of the Commonwealth of Australia
position centre-left
succeededBy Commonwealth Liberal Party NERFINISHED
Liberal–National non-Labor tradition in Australia NERFINISHED
supportedBy manufacturing interests
rural protectionist interests
supportedPolicy White Australia policy NERFINISHED
tariff protection for Australian industry

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Commonwealth Liberal Party precededBy Protectionist Party
William Knox partyAffiliation Protectionist Party
subject surface form: William Knox (Australian politician)
Robert Best memberOfPoliticalParty Protectionist Party
subject surface form: Robert Henry Best (Australian politician)