6-440: Country Progressive Party may refer to: Country Progressive Party (Queensland) , operated May to December 1925 Country Progressive Party (Victoria) , operated 1926 to 1930 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Country Progressive Party . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-567: The government floundered amidst the difficulties of the Great Depression , and was swept from power in 1932 by the Labor Party, led by William Forgan Smith . It contested the 1935 state election, but was severely beaten, being reduced to sixteen seats, which left Labor with a massive majority. As a result, in 1936, the party again split, leaving two-state based parties - the Country Party and
18-448: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Country_Progressive_Party&oldid=875176495 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Country Progressive Party (Queensland) The Country and Progressive National Party
24-837: The state's two conservative parties, the United Party (the Queensland branch of the Nationalist Party ) and the Country Party , in an attempt to end a decade of Labor domination in the state. Initially called the Country Progressive Party it was formed in May 1925 by all of the Country MLAs and all but four United MLAs; the outstanding four joined in December when the party took the name Country and Progressive National Party . The party
30-454: Was a short-lived conservative political party in the Australian state of Queensland . Formed in 1925, it combined the state's conservative forces in a single party and held office between 1929 and 1932 under the leadership of Arthur Edward Moore . Following repeated election defeat it split into separate rural and urban wings in 1936. It was created in 1925 as the result of a merger between
36-457: Was led throughout the entirety of its existence by Arthur Edward Moore , previously the leader of the Country Party. In the 1929 state election the party won power, defeating Labor in a landslide. The election was further notable for the surprise victory of Irene Longman , a Country and Progressive National candidate and the first woman ever to be elected to the Queensland parliament. However,
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