Leaders
| # | Leader | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Premier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | John See | 28 March 1901 | 14 June 1904 | 3 years, 78 days | Yes (1901–04) |
| 2 |  | Thomas Waddell | 15 June 1904 | 9 May 1907 | 2 years, 328 days | Yes (1904) |
Progressive Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | John See Thomas Waddell |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Dissolved | 1907 |
| Preceded by | Protectionist Party (NSW) |
| Headquarters | Sydney |
| Ideology | Protectionism Social liberalism |
| National affiliation | Protectionist Party |
| Legislative Assembly | 42 / 125 (1901−1904) |
The Progressive Party was an Australian political party, active in New South Wales state politics. The question of tariff policy which, had created and divided the Free Trade Party and Protectionist Party in New South Wales in the 1890s, became a federal issue at the time of federation. Deprived of their main ideological difference, the two parties were recreated as the Liberal Reform Party aligned with the federal Free Trade Party and the Progressive Party aligned with the federal Protectionist Party.
There was a rapid decline in the parliamentary representation of the party, from a high of 42 seats at the 1901 election, [1] to 16 at the 1904 election. [2] In April and May 1907, the party had negotiated a coalition agreement with the Liberal Reform Party but this was rejected by a vote of parliamentary members. [3] The party leader Thomas Waddell resigned and joined the Liberal Reform Party, [4] and was followed by John McFarlane, Brinsley Hall, John Gillies and John Perry. Of the remaining ten former Progressive Party members, a further five lost their seats at the 1907 election, [5]
In 1919, the Farmers' and Settlers' Association and the Graziers' Association founded a new Progressive Party, which, while not a direct successor, included members of the former party such as George Briner and Walter Bennett. The new party won metropolitan and rural seats in the 1920 election [6] and was a forerunner to the Country Party.
| # | Leader | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Premier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | John See | 28 March 1901 | 14 June 1904 | 3 years, 78 days | Yes (1901–04) |
| 2 | | Thomas Waddell | 15 June 1904 | 9 May 1907 | 2 years, 328 days | Yes (1904) |
| Election | Seats won | ± | Total votes | % | Position | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 42 / 125 |  10 | 44,817 | 22.9% | Minority government | John See |
| 1904 | 16 / 90 | 26 | 75,297 | 18.9% | Third party | Thomas Waddell |
| 1907 | 5 / 90 | 11 | 21,759 | 4.7% | Third party | |
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