The Liberal Federation was a

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n political party from 16 October 1923 to 1932. It came into existence as a merger between the rival Liberal Union and National Party, to oppose

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. Encouraged by the overwhelming success of the

Emergency Committee of South Australia The Emergency Committee of South Australia was the major anti-Labor grouping in South Australia at the 1931 federal election. History The Emergency Committee arose as a consequence of the financial turmoil brought about by the Great Depression in ...

at the 1931 federal election, the Liberal Federation merged with the Country Party to form the South Australian

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in 1932, again with overwhelming success at the 1933 state election.

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Henry Barwell Sir Henry Newman Barwell KCMG (26 February 187730 September 1959) was the 28th premier of South Australia. Early life Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Barwell was educated at St Peter's College and Adelaide University, graduating in law. A ...

(1923–1925) *

Richard Layton Butler Sir Richard Layton Butler KCMG (31 March 1885 – 21 January 1966) was the 31st Premier of South Australia, serving two disjunct terms in office: from 1927 to 1930, and again from 1933 to 1938. Early life Born on a farm near Gawler, South Austr ...

(1925–1932)

Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1921–1924 This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1921 to 1924, as elected at the 1921 state election: : The parliamentary wing of the Farmers and Settlers Association had been referred to by a variety of labels prior t ...

Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1924–1927 This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1924 to 1927, as elected at the 1924 state election: : Barossa Liberal MHA William Hague died on 9 October 1924. Liberal candidate Henry Crosby won the resulting by-ele ...

Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1927–1930 This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1927 to 1930, as elected at the 1927 state election: : Port Adelaide Independent Labor MHA Thomas Thompson was unseated on 30 May 1927, after a challenge from defeated ...

Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1930–1933 This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1930 to 1933, as elected at the 1930 state election: : Adelaide MHA Bert Edwards had his seat vacated for absence without leave on 23 June 1931. Lang Plan Campaign Comm ...

Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1921–1924 This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1921 to 1924. : The sole remaining member of the National Party in the Legislative Council, Central No. 2 District MLC William Humphrey Harvey, joined the Liberal U ...

Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1924–1927 This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1924 to 1927 : The two MLCs for Northern District in the previous parliament whose terms were not due to expire until 1927, Sir John George Bice and John Lewis, both ...

Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1927–1930 This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislati ...

Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1930–1933 This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1930 to 1933. : The Australian Labor Party split in August 1931 over the Cabinet's support for the Premiers' Plan as a response to the Great Depression. The state co ...

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Defunct liberal political parties Defunct political parties in South Australia Political party alliances in Australia Liberal Party of Australia National Party of Australia 1923 establishments in Australia Political parties established in 1923 1932 disestablishments in Australia Political parties disestablished in 1932 {{Liberalparty-stub

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