Liberal Party (1922)

Liberal Party (1922)

The Liberal Party, also known as the Liberal Union or the Liberal Union Party, was a short-lived political party in Australia (mainly Victoria and South Australia) that operated mainly in 1922. The party was formed by disaffected Nationalists who opposed the leadership of Prime Minister Billy Hughes. Two federal Nationalist MPs, Victorian William Watt and South Australian Richard Foster, joined the Liberal Party and three more MPs (John Latham from Victoria, and Malcolm Cameron and John Duncan-Hughes from South Australia) were elected in the 1922 federal election. Their opposition to Hughes, coupled with the hostility of the Country Party towards a Hughes-led government, was a factor in Hughes' decision to retire and leave the Prime Ministership to Stanley Bruce. After Hughes's retirement, all five Liberals rejoined the Nationalist Party, although they remained officially Liberals until 1925. [cite web
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title = Historical Information on the Australian Parliament
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publisher = Parliament of Australia
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