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List of historical political parties in Australia

See also: List of political parties in Australia and List of local government political parties in Australia § Former parties

This is a list of historical political parties in Australia.

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

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Federal parliamentary parties

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Political party Period Main ideology Position Political alliance(s) Maximum seats[a]
MPs Senators
NP — Nationalist Party 1917–1931 Nationalism
Liberal conservatism 		Centre-right to right-wing Nationalist–Country coalition
53 / 75
34 / 36
UAP   United Australia Party 1931–1945 Liberal conservatism Centre-right United Australia–Country coalition
34 / 76
26 / 36
FTP — Free Trade Party 1901–1909 Economic liberalism Centre-right —
28 / 75
17 / 36
PP — Protectionist Party 1901–1909 Liberalism
Protectionism 		Centre —
31 / 75
11 / 36
LIB — Liberal Party 1909–1917 Liberalism Centre to centre-right Liberal Union
38 / 75
7 / 36
NLP — National Labor Party 1916–1917 Nationalism Centre-left —
14 / 75
9 / 36
LL — Lang Labor 1931–1950 Economic nationalism (Langism) Centre-left —
9 / 74
3 / 36
LU — Liberal Union 1922–1925 Liberalism Centre —
5 / 75
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DLP   Democratic Labor Party 1955–1974 Anti-communism Centre —
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

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New South Wales

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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] —
45 / 90
56 / 69
PP Protectionist Party 1887–1901 Protectionism
Liberalism 		Centre George Dibbs[c] —
66 / 137
23 / 84
PP Progressive Party 1901–1907 Protectionism
Liberalism 		— John See[c] —
42 / 125
21 / 62
LL Lang Labor 1931–1950 Langism Centre-left Jack Lang —
29 / 90
51 / 114
PP Progressive Party 1920–1927 Conservatism
Agrarianism 		Centre-right — Nationalist–Progressive coalition (1921)
15 / 90
3 / 93
  DP Democratic Party 1920–1925 Catholic interests Centre to centre-left — —
1 / 90
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PILP Protestant Independent Labour Party 1923–1940s Labourism
Protestantism
Social democracy 		Centre-left — —
1 / 90
 —

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. ^ a b c d Longest-serving party leader.

Queensland

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Political party Period Main ideology Position Leader Political alliance(s) Seats[a]
MLAs MLCs[b]
CPNP — Country and Progressive National Party 1925–1936 Conservatism Centre-right Arthur Edward Moore —
43 / 72
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NAT   National Party[c] 1915–2008 Conservatism
Agrarianism
Economic liberalism 		Centre-right to right-wing Frank Nicklin[d] National–Liberal coalition
49 / 89
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LIB   Liberal Party[e] 1943–2008 Liberalism
Liberal conservatism 		Centre-right Gordon Chalk[d] National–Liberal coalition
30 / 82
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  QLP   Queensland Labor Party 1944–1977 Social democracy
Anti-communism 		Centre-left Vince Gair[d] —
25 / 75
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UP — United Party[f] 1917–1925 Nationalism
Liberal conservatism 		Centre-right to right-wing Charles Taylor[d] —
22 / 72
1 / 58
CCA — City Country Alliance 1999–2003 Nationalism
Social conservatism 		Right-wing Bill Feldman —
6 / 89
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UAP   United Australia Party 1936–1944 Liberalism
Conservatism 		Centre-right Hugh Russell —
4 / 62
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NCP — Northern Country Party 1919/20–1923 Agrarianism — — —
3 / 72
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CPA   Communist Party[g] 1921–1991 Communism
Marxism–Leninism 		Far-left Jack Henry —
1 / 62
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PILP — Protestant Independent Labour Party 1923–1940s Labourism
Protestantism
Social democracy 		Centre-left — —
1 / 62
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NQLP — North Queensland Labor Party 1944–1977 Social democracy
Populism 		Centre-left Tom Aikens —
1 / 75
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QP — Queensland Party 2010–2012 Regionalism Centre-right to right-wing Aidan McLindon —
1 / 89
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NQF — North Queensland First 2019–2021 North Queensland statehood
Regionalism 		Centre-right Jason Costigan —
1 / 93
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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. ^ a b c d 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

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Name Period Ideology
Western Australian Liberal Party 1911–1917
Liberal and Democratic Union 1906–1910
Liberal Federation 1923–1932
Liberal Union 1910–1923

Other represented parties

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Federal

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Political party Period Ideology
CON   Australian Conservatives 2017–2019 Conservatism
Economic liberalism
AP — Australia Party 1969–1970 Anti-conscription
Social liberalism
AMEP   Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party 2013–2016 Against anti-hooning laws
AP   Australian Party 1929–1931 Populism
Anti-communism
APA   Australian Progressive Alliance 2003–2005
BMLP — Blackburn-Mutton Labor Party 1947–1950
CPP — Country Progressive Party 1926–1930
DHJP — Derryn Hinch's Justice Party 2016–2019 Justice reform, Anti-paedophilia
FFP — Family First Party 2005–2011, 2014–2017 Social conservatism
Christian right
CNP   Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party 2019–2020 National conservatism
Right-wing populism
GLT — Glenn Lazarus Team 2015–2016
ISLP — Industrial Socialist Labor Party 1919–1921 Socialism
ALP (N-C) — Labor (Non-Communist) 1940–1941 Labour politics
Anti-communism
LCP — Liberal Country Party 1937–1943
LM — Liberal Movement 1972–1977 Social liberalism
Progressivism
MLP — Majority Labor Party 1922–1923
NA — National Alliance 1974–1977
NLP — National Liberal Party 1974–1974
NDP — Nuclear Disarmament Party 1984–1985, 1987–1988, Nuclear disarmament
PP — Progress Party 1975–1981 Libertarianism
Anti-socialism
PP — Progressive Party 1920–1927 Socially conservative
Agrarian socialism
RTP — Revenue Tariff Party 1903–1903
RPT — Rex Patrick Team 2020–2022
TSISAP   Tim Storer Independent SA Party 2018–2019
UAP — Unite Australia Party 1986–1990
VFU — Victorian Farmers' Union 1916–1920 Pro-farmers
WAP — Western Australian Party 1906–1906

State/territory only

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Political party State Period Ideology
ABFFOC A Better Future For Our Children NSW 1995–2003
ASGC Abolish Self Government Coalition ACT 1992–1995
ALP Australian Liberal Party VIC 1927–1932
SEX Australian Sex Party VIC 2014–2017 Civil libertarianism
Sex positivity
CP Centre Party TAS 1969–1972
CDP Christian Democratic Party NSW 1977–2022 National conservatism
Christian right
CCA City Country Alliance QLD 2000–2001
CPA Communist Party of Australia QLD 1944–1949 Communism
Marxism-Leninism
CNO Country-National Organisation QLD 1941–1944
DEM Democratic Party NSW 1922–1925 Pro-Catholic
DP Dignity Party SA 2010–2018 Disability rights
Equal rights
ECP Executive Country Party WA 1923–1924
FAM Family Team ACT 1979–1986 Social conservatism
HCIP Hare-Clark Independence Party ACT 1991–1992
IWP Illawarra Workers Party NSW 1987–1988
ILG Independent Labor Group NSW 1959–1977
IG Independents Group ACT 1989–1995
LL Lang Labor (SA) SA 1931–1934
LFF Liberals for Forests WA 2001 Anti-logging
NCG New Conservative Group ACT 1991–1992 Conservatism
NCP New Country Party WA 2003–2005
NLM New Liberal Movement SA 1976–1977
NSGP No Self Government Party ACT 1989–1992
NCP North Queensland Labor Party QLD 1944–1977 Socialism
NCP Northern Country Party QLD 1920–1923
NTN Northern Territory Nationals NT 1987–1990
ON One Nation NSW NSW 2000–2007 Australian nationalism
Protectionism
PLP Progressive Labor Party 1950–1955
RP Reason Party (Australia) VIC 2017–2022 Civil libertarianism
RL Redistribution Liberals VIC 1924–1926
RLS Reform the Legal System NSW 1999–2007
RR Residents Rally ACT 1989–1992
SAF SA First SA 1999–2002
SUPA Seniors United Party of Australia NSW 2015–2022 Pensioners' interests
STL Single Tax League SA 1930–1941 Georgism
SLP Socialist Labor Party NSW 1920–1921 De Leonism
TA Territory Alliance NT 2019–2020
TMP Transport Matters Party VIC 2018–2023 Taxi industry advocacy
UNI Unity Party NSW 1999–2015 Centrism
Multiculturalism
VLP Victorian Liberal Party VIC 1954–1955
V1LJ Vote 1 Local Jobs VIC 2014–2018

Parties without representation

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Political party Period Ideology
AEP — Australian Equality Party 2014–2018 LGBT rights
AFAL   All for Australia League 1931–1932
ANP — Australian Nationalist Party 1958–1958 Anti-immigration
ANA — Australian National Alliance 1978–1981 Anti-immigration, Anti Asian
AAHP   Australian Affordable Housing Party 2016–2022 Affordable housing
APP — Australian Protectionist Party 2011–2015 Anti-immigration
Anti-islam
Protectionism
ANSP — Australian National Socialist Party 1962–1968 Nazism
White supremacy
AVP   Australian Values Party 2021–2023 Veterans' rights
ASP — Australian Sports Party 2013–2015
AAPP — Australian Antipaedophile Party 2015–2016
AAP   Advance Australia Party 1988-2005 Nationalism
Populism
AAFI — Australians Against Further Immigration 1989–2008 Anti-immigration
Nationalism
ABFP — Australian Better Families 2018–2021 Men's rights
ACP — Australian Commonwealth Party 1972–1972
ACP — Australian Conservative Party 1989–1991
ACP — Australian Cyclists Party 2013–2017
AIPP — Australia's Indigenous Peoples Party 1993–1999
APP — Australian People's Party 2014–2021 Australian nationalism
Economic nationalism
AWP — Australian Women's Party 1995–2003 Feminism
ARFP — Australian Recreational Fishers Party 2016–2017 Recreational fishers' interests
ARP — Australian Reform Party 1997–2002 Gun rights
AFLP — Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party 2006–2014 Fishing rights
AFNPP — Australia's First Nations Political Party 2011–2015 Indigenous rights
ABRG — Australian Bill of Rights Group 1995-1999 Bill of Rights
ADM — Australian Defence Movement 1940
AMP   Australian Marijuana Party 1970s–1980s Marijuana legalisation
AMP — Australian Motorist Party 2007-2012? Motorist rights
ADV — Australian Defence Veterans Party 2015–2017 Veterans' rights
AWP — Australian Workers Party 2017–2021 Modern Monetary Theory
Social democracy
ABP — Aussie Battler Party 2018–2019 Right-wing populism
BTFA — Bullet Train for Australia 2013–2017
CP — Centre Party 1933–1935 Fascism
CCC — Climate Change Coalition 2007–2010
CP — Commonwealth Party 1943–1944
CCP — Commonwealth Centre Party 1961–1961
CPA — Conservative Party of Australia 1984–1998
CNAP — Combined New Australia Party 1990–1990
CAP — Confederate Action Party of Australia 1992–1993 Far right
CP — Country Party (South Australia) 1917–1932
CLA — Curtin Labor Alliance 2001–2005
CA — Carers Alliance 2007–2015
CA   Communist Alliance 2009–2012 Communism
CM   CountryMinded 2014–2018 Agrarianism
CRNT — Consumer Rights & No-Tolls 2016–2018
GRN   Cowper Greens 1989–1993 [1]
DPI — David Pollard Independent 2020-2024
DS4SEQ — Daylight Saving for South East Queensland 2008-2012
DSP — Deadly Serious Party 1980s–1988
DESP — Defence and Ex-Services Party 1986–1989 Veterans' rights
DOGS — Defence of Government Schools 1966–1985
DPA — Democratic Party of Australia 1953–1954
DSEL — Democratic Socialist Electoral League 1998–2001 Socialism Social Democracy
DCP — Douglas Credit Party 1930s, 1960s-1970s Social credit
DPDA   Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance 2021–2023 Pro-Taiwan, anti-China
DLRA — Drug Law Reform Australia 2013–2017
GRN   Eastern Suburbs Greens 1990–1995 [2]
EAPP — Engineered Australia Plan Party 1982–1983
ENEA — Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy Australia 2007–2010 Pro-nuclear power in Australia
ESSVP — Ex-Service, Service and Veterans Party Veterans' rights
FPPU — Farmers and Producers Political Union 1904–1910
FPP — Freedom and Prosperity Party 2009-2015
FREE — FREE Australia Party 2010–2014
FLT — Fair Land Tax - Tax Party 2010-2014
FLRP — Family Law Reform Party 1996-1999
FFWA — Fluoride Free WA 2017-2019 Oppose mandatory Water fluoridation
FP — Flux Party 2016-2022 Issue-based Direct democracy
FIN   Federal ICAC Now 2020-2023 Federal ICAC advocacy, Anti-corruption
G4C   Gamers 4 Croydon 2009–2010
GA   Green Alliance Senate – NSW 1990–1995 [3]
GRN   Greens in Lowe 1990–1995 [4]
GP — Grey Power 1983–1994
GAP — Great Australians Party 2003–2006
HOV — Hear Our Voice 2007–2010
HAP — Health Australia Party 2013–2024 Anti-vaccination
HRP — Human Rights Party 1999-2007
HPA — Hope Party Australia 1997–2006
IDP — Independent Democratic Party 1953–1954
IEFF — Independent EFF 1987–1999
IVFS — Independent Voices for the Senate[a] 2021–2023 [5]
ILP — Industrial Labor Party 1936–1939
IMOP   Informed Medical Options Party 2016–2023 Anti-vaccination
LDP — Liberal Democratic Party 1943–1944
MAP — Mature Australia Party 2014–2017
MCP — Middle Class Party 1943–1943
LRG — Liberal Reform Group 1966–1969
LEFBP — Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party 2001–2004 Beer Party, Anti GST
LAOL — Love Australia or Leave 2016–2022 Anti-Islam
Anti-immigration
MP — Mutual Party 2014–2015
LPA — Libertarian Party of Australia
MPP — Multicultural Progress Party 2014
NDL — National Defence League 1891–1910
NP — National Party (South Australia) 1917–1923
NHP — National Humanitarian Party 1983–1984
NHHP — No Hoo Haa Party 2002–2011
NLP — Natural Law Party 1990–1997
NFA — National Front of Australia 1977–1984 Anti-immigration
NGSTP — No GST Party 2001-2004 Anti GST
NAN — No Aircraft Noise 1995–1999
NLTC — No Land Tax Campaign 2014-2015
NA — National Action 1982-1991 White supremacy
Fascism
NSPA   National Socialist Party of Australia 1964-1977 White supremacy
Nazism
NENSM — New England New State Movement
OAM — One Australia Movement 1986–1992 Christian politics
OAP — One Australia Party 1995–1999
OLM — Official Labour Movement 1953–1955
OPA — One Parliament for Australia 1943–1943
ODD   Online Direct Democracy 2007–2020 Digital direct democracy
ORP — Outdoor Recreation Party (Stop the Greens) 1996–2017
PIP — Pangallo Independents Party
PPP — Party! Party! Party! 1989–1989 Joke
PPA — Pirate Party Australia 2008–2021 Pirate politics
E-democracy
PPP — Protestant People's Party 1946–1949
PCP — Progressive Conservative Party 1980–1980 White nationalism
Anti-immigration, Anti Asian
PCIRA — Pensioner and Citizen Initiated Referendum Alliance 1982–1996
PPP — People Power Party 2006–2006 Progressivism'
PPV — People Power Victoria – No Smart Meters 2014–2017
PUAP — Pauline's United Australia Party 2007–2010 Protectionism
Social conservatism
RUAP — Rise Up Australia Party 2013–2019 Anti-islam
Right-wing populism
SCP — Services and Citizens' Party 1943–1944
SPA — Services Party of Australia 1946–1946
SRP — Smokers' Rights Party 2012–2017
SDP — Social Democratic Party 1980–1983 Social democracy
RFG — Referendum First Group 1984–1984
RPA — Republican Party of Australia 1982–2021 Republicanism
RA — Reclaim Australia: Reduce Immigration 1996–1999 Anti-immigration
STRAH — Save the RAH 2010–2010
RDSDA — Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party 2022–2023 Anti-Daniel Andrews
RWRP — Restore the Workers' Rights Party 2007–2011 Workers rights
Trade unionism
SOS — Save Our State 1990–2010
GRN   South Sydney Greens 1990–1995 [6]
SLP — State Labor Party 1940–1944 Communism
SPGN — Stop Population Growth Now 2014–2019? Opposition to Overpopulation, Anti-immigration
SRWTP — Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party 1989–1989 Joke
SP — Surprise Party 1989–1989 Joke
UCP — United Christian Party 1972–1983 Christian politics
UTG   United Tasmania Group 1972–1990 Green politics
Environmentalism
TST — Tasmania Senate Team 1992–1996 Regionalism
TFP — Tasmania First Party 1996–2006 Regionalism
Gun rights
TOPS — Taxi Operators Political Service 1997–2001
MHP   The Australian Mental Health Party 2016–2020 Mental health advocacy
TBRNR — The Basics Rock 'n' Roll Party 2014
GA   The Victorian Green Alliance 1990–1996 [7]
WP — The Women's Party 2019–2021 Representation parity
Liberal feminism
TNL   The New Liberals 2019–2023 Social liberalism
Republicanism[8]
VSP — Victorian Socialist Party 1906–1932 Socialism
Entryism
  VIC — Victorians Party 2021–2022 Centrism
VEP — Voluntary Euthanasia Party 2013–2021 Voluntary euthanasia
VFTW — Voice for the West 2014–2015
WWW — What Women Want 2007–2010 Women's rights
WLP   WikiLeaks Party 2013–2015 Pro-Julian Assange
GRN   Western Suburbs Greens 1990–1995 [9]
YVA — Yellow Vest Australia 2015–2020 Anti-islam
Right-wing populism
YANP — Young Australia National Party 1909–1915 Pro-White Australia

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as Voices for the Senate.

References

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  1. ^ "Cowper Greens". Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ "Eastern Suburbs Greens". Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ "Green Alliance Senate – NSW". Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ "Greens in Lowe". Australian Electoral Commission.
  5. ^ "Notice of intention to deregister Independent Voices for the Senate" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 25 October 2023.
  6. ^ "South Sydney Greens". Australian Electoral Commission.
  7. ^ "The Victorian Green Alliance". Australian Electoral Commission.
  8. ^ "Policies". tnl.net.au. TNL. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Western Suburbs Greens". Australian Electoral Commission.
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