The Communist Party of Australia – Queensland (CPA-Q), also known or referred to as the Queensland Communist Party (QCP) and the Queensland Communist Group, was the

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(CPA). Established approximately at the same time as its parent party, the QCP was one of the party's three largest branches, sitting behind the New South Wales and Victorian branches in electoral results, membership and popularity. Its main headquarters and support-base was in the

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region, however the party also maintained strong support in and around

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. Indeed, unlike the national

's steep decline in membership during the

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years, North Queensland saw no noticeable decline. Holding numerous Councillors throughout the state, the QCP is the only party branch that held a member of parliament to a state legislature.

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Communist parties in Australia Defunct communist parties Defunct political parties in Australia Far-left politics in Australia Political parties disestablished in 1991 Political parties established in 1920 Political parties established in 1921 Marxist parties in Australia