List of historical political parties in Australia

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This is a list of historical political parties in Australia.

Contents

These parties are no longer registered or active at a federal, state or federal level. Historical names of defunct and current parties are not included in the list as they are not separate entities.

Major parties

Federal parliamentary parties

Political party Period Main ideology Position Political alliance(s)Maximum seats [a]
MPs Senators
NPN/a Nationalist Party 1917–1931 Nationalism
Liberal conservatism
Centre-right to right-wing Nationalist–Country Coalition
53 / 75
34 / 36
UAP Logo of the United Australia Party.svg United Australia Party 1931–1945 Liberal conservatism Centre-right United Australia–Country Coalition
34 / 76
26 / 36
FTPN/a Free Trade Party 1901–1909 Economic liberalism Centre-right N/a
28 / 75
17 / 36
PPN/a Protectionist Party 1901–1909 Liberalism
Protectionism
Centre N/a
31 / 75
11 / 36
LIBN/a Liberal Party 1909–1917 Liberalism Centre to centre-right Liberal Union
38 / 75
7 / 36
NLPN/a National Labor Party 1916–1917 Nationalism Centre-left N/a
14 / 75
9 / 36
LLN/a Lang Labor 1931–1950 Economic nationalism (Langism) Centre-left N/a
9 / 74
3 / 36
LUN/a Liberal Union 1922–1925 Liberalism Centre N/a
5 / 75
N/a
DLP DLP Historic Logo.jpg Democratic Labor Party 1955–1974 Anti-communism Centre N/a
7 / 124
5 / 60

Notes:

  1. The party's seats is determined by the party's maximum number of seats acquired during its tenure.

State parliamentary parties

New South Wales

Political party Period Main ideology Position Leader Political alliance(s)Seats [a]
MLAs MLCs [b]
NP Nationalist Party 1916–1931 Nationalism
Liberal conservatism
Centre-right to right-wing Thomas Bavin [c] Nationalist–Progressive coalition (1921)
Nationalist–Country coalition (1927–1930)
52 / 90
58 / 74
LRP Liberal Reform Party 1901–1917 Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Centre-right Charles Wade [c] N/a
45 / 90
56 / 69
PP Protectionist Party 1887–1901 Protectionism
Liberalism
Centre George Dibbs [c] N/a
66 / 137
23 / 84
PP Progressive Party 1901–1907 Protectionism
Liberalism
N/a John See [c] N/a
42 / 125
21 / 62
LL Lang Labor 1931–1950 Langism Centre-left Jack Lang N/a
29 / 90
51 / 114
PP Progressive Party 1920–1927 Conservatism
Agrarianism
Centre-right N/a Nationalist–Progressive coalition (1921)
15 / 90
3 / 93
 DP Democratic Party 1920–1925 Catholic interests Centre to centre-left N/aN/a
1 / 90
N/a
PILP Protestant Independent Labour Party 1923–1940s Labourism
Protestantism
Social democracy
Centre-left N/aN/a
1 / 90
N/a

Notes:

  1. The party's seats is determined by the party's maximum number of seats acquired during its tenure.
  2. The New South Wales Legislative Council was appointed by the Governor between 1855 and 1933.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Longest-serving party leader.

Queensland

Political party Period Main ideology Position Leader Political alliance(s)Seats [a]
MLAs MLCs [b]
CPNPN/a Country and Progressive National Party 1925–1936 Conservatism Centre-right Arthur Edward Moore N/a
43 / 72
N/a
NAT Nationals Placeholder.png National Party [c] 1915–2008 Conservatism
Agrarianism
Economic liberalism
Centre-right to right-wing Frank Nicklin [d] National–Liberal Coalition
49 / 89
N/a
LIB Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg Liberal Party [e] 1943–2008 Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Centre-right Gordon Chalk [d] National–Liberal Coalition
30 / 82
N/a
 QLP DLP Historic Logo.jpg Queensland Labor Party 1944–1977 Social democracy
Anti-communism
Centre-left Vince Gair [d] N/a
25 / 75
N/a
UPN/a United Party [f] 1917–1925 Nationalism
Liberal conservatism
Centre-right to right-wing Charles Taylor [d] N/a
22 / 72
1 / 58
CCAN/a City Country Alliance 1999–2003 Nationalism
Social conservatism
Right-wing Bill Feldman N/a
6 / 89
N/a
UAP Logo of the United Australia Party.svg United Australia Party 1936–1944 Liberalism
Conservatism
Centre-right Hugh Russell N/a
4 / 62
N/a
NCPN/a Northern Country Party 1919/20–1923 Agrarianism N/aN/aN/a
3 / 72
N/a
CPA Colourised version of the logo used by the CPA.svg Communist Party [g] 1921–1991 Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Far-left Jack Henry N/a
1 / 62
N/a
PILPN/a Protestant Independent Labour Party 1923–1940s Labourism
Protestantism
Social democracy
Centre-left N/aN/a
1 / 62
N/a
NQLPN/a North Queensland Labor Party 1944–1977 Social democracy
Populism
Centre-left Tom Aikens N/a
1 / 75
N/a
QPN/a Queensland Party 2010–2012 Regionalism Centre-right to right-wing Aidan McLindon N/a
1 / 89
N/a
NQFN/a North Queensland First 2019–2021 North Queensland statehood
Regionalism
Centre-right Jason Costigan N/a
1 / 93
N/a

Notes:

  1. The party's seats is determined by the party's maximum number of seats acquired during its tenure.
  2. Members of the Queensland Legislative Council were appointed by the Governor. In 1922 it was abolished.
  3. The party held several names over its duration. By its dissolution it was named the "Queensland National Party" or the "National Party of Queensland".
  4. 1 2 3 4 Longest-serving party leader.
  5. The party was established as the "Queensland People's Party" however later merged with the federal Liberal Party and changed its name to align with the federal branch.
  6. The party was originally called the "National Party", also called the "Nationalist Party". However by its dissolution was named the "United Party".
  7. Also known as the "Queensland Communist Group" in its early years.

Other states

NamePeriodIdeology
Western Australian Liberal Party 1911–1917
Liberal and Democratic Union 1906–1910
Liberal Federation 1923–1932
Liberal Union 1910–1923

Other represented parties

Federal

Political party PeriodIdeology
CON New Australian Conservatives Logo.png Australian Conservatives 2017–2019 Conservatism
Economic liberalism
APN/a Australia Party 1969–1970 Anti-conscription
Social liberalism
AMEP Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party Logo.png Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party 2013–2016Against anti-hooning laws
AP The Australian Party.jpg Australian Party 1929–1931 Populism
Anti-communism
APA Australian Progressive Alliance.png Australian Progressive Alliance 2003–2005 Small-l-liberalism
BMLPN/a Blackburn-Mutton Labor Party 1947–1950
CPPN/a Country Progressive Party 1926–1930
DHJPN/a Derryn Hinch's Justice Party 2016–2019 Justice reform, Anti-paedophilia
FFPN/a Family First Party 2005–2011, 2014–2017 Social conservatism
Christian right
CNP Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party logo.png Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party 2019–2020 National conservatism
Right-wing populism
GLTN/a Glenn Lazarus Team 2015–2016
ISLPN/a Industrial Socialist Labor Party 1919–1921 Socialism
ALP (N-C)N/a Labor (Non-Communist) 1940–1941 Labour politics
Anti-communism
LCPN/a Liberal Country Party 1937–1943
LMN/a Liberal Movement 1972–1977 Social liberalism
Progressivism
MLPN/a Majority Labor Party 1922–1923
NAN/a National Alliance 1974–1977
NLPN/a National Liberal Party 1974–1974 Anti-communism

Social conservatism

NDPN/a Nuclear Disarmament Party 1984–1985, 1987–1988, Nuclear disarmament
PPN/a Progress Party 1975–1981 Libertarianism
Anti-socialism
PPN/a Progressive Party 1920–1927Socially conservative
Agrarian socialism
RTPN/a Revenue Tariff Party 1903–1903
RPTN/a Rex Patrick Team 2020–2022
TSISAP TimStorerParty.png Tim Storer Independent SA Party 2018–2019
UAPN/a Unite Australia Party 1986–1990
VFUN/a Victorian Farmers' Union 1916–1920Pro-farmers
WAPN/a Western Australian Party 1906–1906

State/territory only

Political party StatePeriodIdeology
ABFFOC A Better Future For Our Children NSW1995–2003
ASGC Abolish Self Government Coalition ACT1992–1995
ALP Australian Liberal Party VIC1927–1932 Social liberalism

Progressivism

SEX Australian Sex Party VIC2014–2017 Civil libertarianism
Sex positivity
CP Centre Party TAS1969–1972
CDP Christian Democratic Party NSW1977–2022 National conservatism
Christian right
CCA City Country Alliance QLD2000–2001 Australian nationalism

Hansonism

Social conservatism

CPA Communist Party of Australia QLD1944–1949 Communism
Marxism-Leninism
CNO Country-National Organisation QLD1941–1944
DEM Democratic Party NSW1922–1925Pro-Catholic
DP Dignity Party SA2010–2018 Disability rights
Equal rights
ECP Executive Country Party WA1923–1924
FAM Family Team ACT1979–1986Social conservatism
HCIP Hare-Clark Independence Party ACT1991–1992
IWP Illawarra Workers Party NSW1987–1988
ILG Independent Labor Group NSW1959–1977
IG Independents Group ACT1989–1995
LL Lang Labor (SA) SA1931–1934 Langism
LFF Liberals for Forests WA2001Anti-logging
NCG New Conservative Group ACT1991–1992Conservatism
NCP New Country Party WA2003–2005 Australian nationalism

Hansonism

Social conservatism

NLM New Liberal Movement SA1976–1977 Liberalism
NSGP No Self Government Party ACT1989–1992
NCP North Queensland Labor Party QLD1944–1977Socialism
NCP Northern Country Party QLD1920–1923
NTN Northern Territory Nationals NT1987–1990
ON One Nation NSW NSW2000–2007 Australian nationalism
Protectionism
PLP Progressive Labor Party 1950–1955
RP Reason Party (Australia) VIC2017–2022Civil libertarianism
RL Redistribution Liberals VIC1924–1926 Liberalism
RLS Reform the Legal System NSW1999–2007Law reform
RR Residents Rally ACT1989–1992
SAF SA First SA1999–2002
SUPA Seniors United Party of Australia NSW2015–2022 Pensioners' interests
STL Single Tax League SA1930–1941 Georgism
SLP Socialist Labor Party NSW1920–1921 De Leonism
TA Territory Alliance NT2019–2020 Regionalism
TMP Transport Matters Party VIC2018–2023Taxi industry advocacy
UNI Unity Party NSW1999–2015 Centrism
Multiculturalism
VLP Victorian Liberal Party VIC1954–1955 Liberalism
V1LJ Vote 1 Local Jobs VIC2014–2018 Regionalism

Parties without representation

Political party PeriodIdeology
AEPN/a Australian Equality Party 2014–2018 LGBT rights
AFAL All for Australia League logo.svg All for Australia League 1931–1932 Anti-establishment
ANPN/a Australian Nationalist Party 1958–1958 Anti-immigration
ANAN/a Australian National Alliance 1978–1981 Anti-immigration, Anti Asian
AAHP Australian Affordable Housing Party logo.png Australian Affordable Housing Party 2016–2022 Affordable housing
APAustralian Progressives [1] 2014–2022 [2] Progressivism
APPN/a Australian Protectionist Party 2011–2015 Anti-immigration
Anti-islam
Protectionism
ANSPN/a Australian National Socialist Party 1962–1968 Nazism
White supremacy
AVP Logo of the Australian Values Party.png Australian Values Party 2021–2023 Veterans' rights
ASPN/a Australian Sports Party 2013–2015
AAPPN/a Australian Antipaedophile Party 2015–2016 Family Court reform
AAP Advance Australia Party.jpg Advance Australia Party 1988-2005 Nationalism
Populism
AAFIN/a Australians Against Further Immigration 1989–2008 Anti-immigration
Nationalism
ABFPN/a Australian Better Families 2018–2021 Men's rights
ACPN/a Australian Commonwealth Party 1972–1972
ACPN/a Australian Conservative Party 1989–1991 Conservatism

Agrarianism

Economic liberalism

ACPN/a Australian Cyclists Party 2013–2017 Cycling issues
AIPPN/a Australia's Indigenous Peoples Party 1993–1999 Indigenous rights
APPN/a Australian People's Party 2014–2021 Australian nationalism
Economic nationalism
AWPN/a Australian Women's Party 1995–2003 Feminism
ARFPN/a Australian Recreational Fishers Party 2016–2017 Recreational fishers' interests
ARPN/a Australian Reform Party 1997–2002 Gun rights
AFLPN/a Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party 2006–2014Fishing rights
AFNPPN/a Australia's First Nations Political Party 2011–2015 Indigenous rights
ABRGN/a Australian Bill of Rights Group 1995-1999 Bill of Rights
ADMN/a Australian Defence Movement 1940
AMP Cannabis leaf.svg Australian Marijuana Party 1970s–1980s Marijuana legalisation
AMPN/a Australian Motorist Party 2007-2012?Motorist rights
ADVN/a Australian Defence Veterans Party 2015–2017Veterans' rights
AWPN/a Australian Workers Party 2017–2021 Modern Monetary Theory
Social democracy
ABPN/a Aussie Battler Party 2018–2019 Right-wing populism
BTFAN/a Bullet Train for Australia 2013–2017Pro high-speed rail in Australia
CPN/a Centre Party 1933–1935 Fascism
CCCN/a Climate Change Coalition 2007–2010
CPN/a Commonwealth Party 1943–1944 Conservative liberalism
CCPN/a Commonwealth Centre Party 1961–1961 Liberalism
CPAN/a Conservative Party of Australia 1984–1998 Conservation
CNAPN/a Combined New Australia Party 1990–1990
CAPN/a Confederate Action Party of Australia 1992–1993 Anti-socialism

Right-wing populism

CPN/a Country Party (South Australia) 1917–1932
CLAN/a Curtin Labor Alliance 2001–2005 LaRouchism
CAN/a Carers Alliance 2007–2015 Social Justice

Human Rights

CA Communist Placeholder.png Communist Alliance 2009–2012 Communism
CM Country Minded Logo.jpg CountryMinded 2014–2018 Agrarianism
CRNTN/a Consumer Rights & No-Tolls 2016–2018
GRN NewSouthWalesGreensLogo.svg Cowper Greens 1989–1993 [3]
DPIN/a David Pollard Independent 2020-2024
DS4SEQN/a Daylight Saving for South East Queensland 2008-2012 Daylight Saving in Queensland
DSPN/a Deadly Serious Party 1980s–1988 Joke
DESPN/a Defence and Ex-Services Party 1986–1989Veterans' rights
DOGSN/a Defence of Government Schools 1966–1985
DPAN/a Democratic Party of Australia 1953–1954
DSELN/a Democratic Socialist Electoral League 1998–2001 Socialism Social Democracy
DCPN/a Douglas Credit Party 1930s, 1960s-1970s Social credit
DPDA Logo of the Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance.png Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance 2021–2023 Pro-Taiwan

Anti-China

DLRAN/a Drug Law Reform Australia 2013–2017 Drug policy reform
GRN NewSouthWalesGreensLogo.svg Eastern Suburbs Greens 1990–1995 [4]
EAPPN/a Engineered Australia Plan Party 1982–1983
ENEAN/a Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy Australia 2007–2010Pro-nuclear power in Australia
ESSVPN/aEx-Service, Service and Veterans PartyVeterans' rights
FPPUN/a Farmers and Producers Political Union 1904–1910
FPPN/a Freedom and Prosperity Party 2009-2015
FREEN/a FREE Australia Party 2010–2014
FLTN/a Fair Land Tax - Tax Party 2010-2014
FLRPN/a Family Law Reform Party 1996-1999
FFWAN/a Fluoride Free WA 2017-2019Oppose mandatory Water fluoridation
FPN/a Flux Party 2016-2022Issue-based Direct democracy
FIN FIN Logo.jpg Federal ICAC Now 2020-2023Federal ICAC advocacy, Anti-corruption
G4C Gamers4croydonlogo1.jpg Gamers 4 Croydon 2009–2010 Video game interests Progressivism Environmentalism
GA NewSouthWalesGreensLogo.svg Green Alliance Senate – NSW 1990–1995 [5]
GRN NewSouthWalesGreensLogo.svg Greens in Lowe 1990–1995 [6]
GPN/a Grey Power 1983–1994 Pensioners' interests
GAPN/aGreat Australians Party2003–2006
HOVN/a Hear Our Voice 2007–2010 Social justice
HAPN/a Health Australia Party 2013–2024 Anti-vaccination
HRPN/a Human Rights Party 1999-2007Law reform
HPAN/a Hope Party Australia 1997–2006
IDPN/a Independent Democratic Party 1953–1954
IEFFN/a Independent EFF 1987–1999
IVFSN/a Independent Voices for the Senate [a] 2021–2023 [7]
ILPN/a Industrial Labor Party 1936–1939 Socialism

Industrialisation

IMOP IMOP logo.png Informed Medical Options Party 2016–2023Anti-vaccination
LDPN/a Liberal Democratic Party 1943–1944 Liberalism
MAPN/a Mature Australia Party 2014–2017
MCPN/a Middle Class Party 1943–1943
LRGN/a Liberal Reform Group 1966–1969 Anti-conscription

Anti-war

LEFBPN/a Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party 2001–2004Beer Party

Anti GST

LAOLN/a Love Australia or Leave 2016–2022 Anti-Islam
Anti-immigration
MPN/a Mutual Party 2014–2015
LPAN/a Libertarian Party of Australia 1977–1980s Libertarianism
MPPN/a Multicultural Progress Party 2014
NDLN/a National Defence League 1891–1910 Conservatism
NPN/a National Party (South Australia) 1917–1923
NHPN/a National Humanitarian Party 1983–1984
NHHPN/a No Hoo Haa Party 2002–2011
NLPN/a Natural Law Party 1990–1997Pro-Transcendental Meditation
NFAN/a National Front of Australia 1977–1984 Anti-immigration
NGSTPN/a No GST Party 2001-2004Anti GST
NANN/a No Aircraft Noise 1995–1999 Anti-noise pollution
NLTCN/a No Land Tax Campaign 2014-2015Anti Land tax
NAN/a National Action 1982-1991 White supremacy
Fascism
NSPA NSPA logo.svg National Socialist Party of Australia 1964-1977 White supremacy
Nazism
NENSMN/a New England New State Movement
OAMN/a One Australia Movement 1986–1992Christian politics
OAPN/a One Australia Party 1995–1999 Conservatism

Economic nationalism Right-wing populism

OLMN/a Official Labour Movement 1953–1955 Progessivism
OPAN/a One Parliament for Australia 1943–1943
ODD Online Direct Democracy Party.png Online Direct Democracy 2007–2020 Digital direct democracy
ORPN/a Outdoor Recreation Party (Stop the Greens) 1996–2017
PIPN/a Pangallo Independents Party
PPPN/a Party! Party! Party! 1989–1989 Joke
PPAN/a Pirate Party Australia 2008–2021 Pirate politics
E-democracy
PPPN/a Protestant People's Party 1946–1949 Protestant advocacy

Monarchism Anti-Catholicism Australian nationalism

PCPN/a Progressive Conservative Party 1980–1980 White nationalism
Anti-immigration, Anti Asian
PCIRAN/a Pensioner and Citizen Initiated Referendum Alliance 1982–1996Pensioners rights

Monarchism

PPPN/a People Power Party 2006–2006 Progressivism'
PPVN/a People Power Victoria – No Smart Meters 2014–2017Anti introduction of smart meters
PUAPN/a Pauline's United Australia Party 2007–2010 Protectionism
Social conservatism
RUAPN/a Rise Up Australia Party 2013–2019 Anti-islam
Right-wing populism
SCPN/a Services and Citizens' Party 1943–1944
SPAN/a Services Party of Australia 1946–1946
SRPN/a Smokers' Rights Party 2012–2017Smokers' Rights
SDPN/a Social Democratic Party 1980–1983 Social democracy
RFGN/a Referendum First Group 1984–1984
RPAN/a Republican Party of Australia 1982–2021 Republicanism
RAN/a Reclaim Australia: Reduce Immigration 1996–1999 Anti-immigration
STRAHN/a Save the RAH 2010–2010Anti relocation of the Royal Adelaide Hospital
RDSDAN/a Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party 2022–2023Anti-Daniel Andrews
RWRPN/a Restore the Workers' Rights Party 2007–2011 Workers rights
Trade unionism
SOSN/a Save Our State 1990–2010
GRN NewSouthWalesGreensLogo.svg South Sydney Greens 1990–1995 [8]
SLPN/a State Labor Party 1940–1944 Communism
SPGNN/a Stop Population Growth Now 2014–2019?Opposition to Overpopulation

Anti-immigration

SRWTPN/a Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party 1989–1989 Joke
SPN/a Surprise Party 1989–1989 Joke
UCPN/a United Christian Party 1972–1983Christian politics
UTG United Tasmania Group logo.svg United Tasmania Group 1972–1990 Green politics
Environmentalism
TSTN/aTasmania Senate Team1992–1996 Regionalism
TFPN/a Tasmania First Party 1996–2006 Regionalism
Gun rights
TOPSN/a Taxi Operators Political Service 1997–2001
MHP Australian Mental Health Party logo.png The Australian Mental Health Party 2016–2020 Mental health advocacy
TBRNRN/a The Basics Rock 'n' Roll Party 2014
GA AustralianGreensLogo official.svg The Victorian Green Alliance 1990–1996 [9]
WPN/a The Women's Party 2019–2021 Representation parity
Liberal feminism
TNL TNL Logo.png The New Liberals 2019–2023 Social liberalism
Republicanism [10]
VSPN/a Victorian Socialist Party 1906–1932 Socialism
Entryism
 VICN/aVictorians Party2021–2022 Centrism
VEPN/a Voluntary Euthanasia Party 2013–2021 Voluntary euthanasia
VFTWN/a Voice for the West 2014–2015Localism
WWWN/a What Women Want 2007–2010 Women's rights
WLP The Wikileaks Party logo.svg WikiLeaks Party 2013–2015Pro-Julian Assange
GRN NewSouthWalesGreensLogo.svg Western Suburbs Greens 1990–1995 [11]
YVAN/a Yellow Vest Australia 2015–2020 Anti-islam
Right-wing populism
YANPN/a Young Australia National Party 1909–1915Pro-White Australia

See also

Notes

  1. Also known as Voices for the Senate.

References

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  2. "Notice of deregistration: Australian Progressives" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. "Cowper Greens". Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. "Eastern Suburbs Greens". Australian Electoral Commission.
  5. "Green Alliance Senate – NSW". Australian Electoral Commission.
  6. "Greens in Lowe". Australian Electoral Commission.
  7. "Notice of intention to deregister Independent Voices for the Senate" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 25 October 2023.
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  9. "The Victorian Green Alliance". Australian Electoral Commission.
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