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Liberal And Democratic Union
The Liberal and Democratic Union (LDU) was a South Australian political party formed by early liberals, as opposed to the conservatives. It was formed in 1906 when liberal party structures were becoming more solid. Its leader, Archibald Peake, stressed that the LDU represented 'something not so sharply set as Labourism, not so dull in its edge as conservatism'. But with Labor taking over the middle ground, Kingstonian liberals like Peake had to choose. At the 1905 election, Peake sought a Liberal alliance with Price Labor: 'the only difference between us is a difference of degree and of speed'. The Price-Peake administration was formed. At the 1906 election, the LDU won 10 percent of the vote and nine of 42 seats and continued to support the Price Labor government. When Price died in 1909, Labor as the largest single party in the lower house demanded it retain the premiership in their coalition, however Peake refused. Invited to form a ministry, he filled it with LDU members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Peake
Archibald Henry Peake (15 January 1859 – 6 April 1920) was an Australian politician. He was Premier of South Australia on three occasions: from 1909 to 1910 for the Liberal and Democratic Union, and from 1912 to 1915 and 1917 to 1920 for its successor, the Liberal Union. He had also been Treasurer and Attorney-General in the Price-Peake coalition government from 1905 to 1909. Early life and career Peake's family migrated from Chelsea, London in 1862, initially settled in Victoria, before moving to South Australia two years later. Peake was educated at state schools under his father, but in later life widened his education by studying in English history and literature. He entered the service of the District Council of Naracoorte, became district clerk in 1878. In 1893 he contested Albert in an election for the House of Assembly and was beaten by 50 votes, but four years later won the seat by two votes. He resigned his position as district clerk when he entered politics, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Defence League
The National Defence League (NDL) was an independent conservative political party, founded in 1891 by MLC Richard Baker in South Australia as an immediate response to the perceived threat from Labor. Though renamed the Australasian National League (ANL) in 1896, it was still often referred to by its former name. It lasted until the 1910 election, after which it merged with the Liberal and Democratic Union and the Farmers and Producers Political Union to become the Liberal Union. The NDL, composed of Adelaide businessmen, professional men and pastoralists, organised to oppose: Labor and the United Trades and Labour Council, perceived socialism, increased suffrage, the eight-hour day, state conciliation and arbitration, and a single tax A single tax is a system of taxation based mainly or exclusively on one tax, typically chosen for its special properties, often being a tax on land value. The idea of a single tax on land values was proposed independently by John Locke and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Liberal Political Parties
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Members Of The South Australian Legislative Council, 1910–1912
This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1910 to 1912 It was the third Legislative Council to be fully determined by provisions of the Constitution Act Amendment Act 1901, (State) Constitution Act 779 of 1901, which provided for, ''inter alia'', a reduction in the number of seats from 24 to 18, realignment of District borders to encompass Assembly electorates, six-year terms (one half of the Council retiring every three years), and elections held jointly with the House of Assembly. This article clearly lays out changes brought about by the Act, includes voter statistics and certain criticisms. The election of 1910 was called after a Constitutional crisis when Thomas Price (South Australian politician), Thomas Price died, and John Verran refused to negotiate a coalition government like the Price-Peake administration. : The three anti-Labor parties, the Liberal and Democratic Union, the Australasian National League and the Farmers and Producer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The South Australian House Of Assembly, 1910–1912
This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1910 to 1912, as elected at the 1910 state election: : The three anti-Labor parties, the Liberal and Democratic Union, the Australasian National League and the Farmers and Producers Political Union, formally merged to form the Liberal Union in late 1910. They had been in merger discussions for some time, and had jointly endorsed a united Liberal ticket for all but three House of Assembly seats at the 1910 election. : Barossa MHA Ephraim Coombe, who had been elected for the Liberal and Democratic Union, refused to sign the merged Liberal Union pledge and never sat with the new party. He served out his term as an independent, although some sources refer to him as unsuccessfully having tried to found a rival liberal party during this term. : The Northern Territory was separated from South Australia and transferred to the Commonwealth on 1 January 1911. The two members for the Northern Territory ceased to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The South Australian House Of Assembly, 1906–1910
This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1906 to 1910, as elected at the 1906 state election: : Adelaide MHA James Zimri Sellar died on 20 December 1906. Reginald Blundell won the resulting by-election on 26 January 1907. : Stanley MHA William Patrick Cummins died on 9 March 1907. Kossuth William Duncan won the resulting by-election on 13 April. : Flinders MHA Arthur Hugh Inkster died on 29 March 1907. Edgar Hampton Warren won the resulting by-election on 18 May. : Adelaide MHA Ernest Roberts resigned on 15 May 1908. Edward Alfred Anstey won the resulting by-election on 20 June. : Northern Territory MHA Vaiben Louis Solomon died on 20 October 1908. Thomas Crush won the resulting by-election on 5 December. : Wooroora MHA Friedrich Wilhelm Paech died on 29 December 1908. Frederick William Young won the resulting by-election on 13 February 1909. : Torrens MHA Thomas Price died on 31 May 1909. Thomas Ryan won the resulting by-electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Union (Australia)
The Liberal Union was a political party in South Australia resulting from a merger between the Liberal and Democratic Union (LDU) and the two independent conservative parties, the Australasian National League (ANL, formerly National Defence League (NDL)) and the Farmers and Producers Political Union (FPPU) as a response to Labor successes culminating in South Australia's first majority government at the 1910 election. The Liberal Union was created in 1910 after the LDU, the ANL and the FPPU endorsed a shared "Liberal" slate of candidates at that year's election. The parties readily approved the merger, however, the LDU which salvaged the fewest of their principles from the merger were more hesitant. LDU leader Archibald Peake persuaded a party conference that 'the day of the middle party is passed', and approved the merger by just one vote. The Liberal Union was affiliated to the federal Nationalist Party. Unusually, the Nationalist Party in South Australia was composed of mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 South Australian State Election
State elections were held in South Australia on 2 April 1910. All 42 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Democratic Union (LDU) government led by Premier of South Australia Archibald Peake was defeated by the United Labor Party (ULP) led by John Verran. Each of the 13 districts elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes. The Peake LDU minority government had replaced the Price ULP/LDU coalition government in June 1909. The 1910 election was the first to result in a South Australian majority government. This came two weeks after the election of a first majority in either house in the Parliament of Australia at the 1910 federal election, also for Labor. Though a South Australian majority was won, the ULP did not take office until after the new lower house first met. Background Following the election, the LDU merged with the two independent conservative parties – the Australasian National League (ANL, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majority Government
A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the largest party in a legislature only has a plurality of seats. A government majority determines the balance of power. A majority government is usually assured of having its legislation passed and rarely if ever, has to fear being defeated in parliament, a state is also known as a working majority. In contrast, a minority government must constantly bargain for support from other parties in order to pass legislation and avoid being defeated on motions of no confidence. Single-party majority governments tend be formed in the aftermath of strong election performances. The term "majority government" may also be used for a stable coalition of two or more parties to form an absolute majority. One example of such an electoral coalition is in Australia, where the Liberal and National parties have run as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Verran
John Verran (9 July 1856 – 7 June 1932) was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He served as premier of South Australia from 1910 to 1912, the second member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to hold the position. Verran was born in Cornwall and arrived in Australia as a young child. He began working in the copper mines at Moonta as a young boy and eventually became president of the local miners' union. He was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly in 1901 as a member of the United Labor Party, the predecessor of the current ALP. Verran was chosen as the party's leader in 1909, following the death of Thomas Price, and won a majority at the 1910 state election. His agenda was hampered by the obstructionist Legislative Council and the government was defeated in 1912. He resigned as leader in 1913 and left the party following the split of 1916, losing his seat in 1918. After several unsuccessful candidacies for non-Labor parties he was chosen to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmers And Producers Political Union
The Farmers and Producers Political Union (FPPU) was an independent conservative agrarian political party founded in South Australia in reaction to Labor, keen to fend off a perceived threat to the FPPU's interests against a rising labour movement and Labor. The rural stockowners and graziers were concerned at the concentration of the Australasian National League (ANL) on the metropolitan electorates and urban issues, leading to the formation of the FPPU which had a conservative political agenda, and was absolutely opposed to franchise reform. It was essentially the rural wing of the ANL. The FPPU was created in 1904 and lasted until after the 1910 election when it merged with the Liberal and Democratic Union and the National Defence League to become the Liberal Union. On their own the FPPU won an 8.8 percent vote at both the 1905 and 1906 election, winning nine and five seats respectively. See also *Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1905–1906 *Members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 South Australian State Election
State elections were held in South Australia on 3 November 1906, apart from the Electoral district of Northern Territory, Northern Territory, which voted on 10 November. This was a double dissolution election, and in the South Australian House of Assembly, all 42 seats were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), United Labor Party (ULP) government led by Premiers of South Australia, Premier of South Australia Thomas Price (South Australian politician), Thomas Price with coalition partner the Liberal and Democratic Union (LDU) led by Archibald Peake, defeated the Conservatism, conservative opposition led by Leader of the Opposition (South Australia), Leader of the Opposition Richard Butler (Australian politician), Richard Butler. Each of the 13 districts elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes. Background The ULP became part of a unique "lab-lib" government, the Price-Peake administration minority government, followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
