The Country Progressive Party was a political party in the Australian state of
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
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from 1926 to 1930. It was a splinter group from the
Victorian Country Party. It was formed by federal MP
Percy Stewart
Percy Gerald Stewart (18 October 1885 – 15 October 1931) was an Australian politician. He was an original member of the Victorian Farmers' Union and long a radical campaigner for farming interests. He helped bring down Stanley Bruce's gov ...
and future Victorian Premier
Albert Dunstan
Sir Albert Arthur Dunstan, KCMG (26 July 1882 – 14 April 1950) was an Australian politician. A member of the Country Party (now National Party), Dunstan was the 33rd premier of Victoria. His term as premier was the second-longest in th ...
in protest over protection of sitting members and state governments. Stewart was the party's only federal MP, while it elected four state MPs at the 1927 and 1929 Victorian state elections. The Country Progressives reunited with the main party in 1930.
Much like the Victorian Country Party was associated with the branches of the Victorian Farmers Union, the Country Progressive Party established the Primary Producers Union which established branches in parts of Victoria.
Election results
House of Representatives
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Further reading
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References
{{Political parties in Victoria (Australia)
Defunct political parties in Victoria (Australia)
National Party of Australia
Political parties established in 1926
1926 establishments in Australia
Political parties disestablished in 1930
1930 disestablishments in Australia