National Party of Australia – NSW

National Party of Australia – N.S.W.
Leader John Barilaro
Deputy Leader Niall Blair
Founded 1919
Youth wing Young Nationals
Ideology Conservatism,
Agrarianism[1]
Political position Centre-right
Colours Green and Yellow
Legislative Assembly
16 / 93
Legislative Council
7 / 42
NSW Seats in the House of Representatives
7 / 46
NSW Seats in the Senate
2 / 12
Website
nswnationals.org.au
John Barilaro, the party's current leader and Deputy Premier of New South Wales.

The National Party of Australia – N.S.W.[lower-alpha 1] , commonly known as the NSW Nationals, is a political party in New South Wales which forms the state branch of the federal Nationals. Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the Progressive Party, from the 1922 split until 1925. It then used the name the Country Party until 1977, when it became the National Country Party. The party's name was changed to the National Party of Australia in 1982.

The party, commonly referred to as "The Nationals," has generally been the junior partner in a centre-right Coalition with the NSW branch of the Liberal Party of Australia. Since 1927, the Nationals have been in Coalition with the Liberals and their predecessors, the Nationalist Party of Australia (1927-1931), the United Australia Party (1931-1943), the Democratic Party (1943-1944) and the United Democratic Party (1944-1945). New South Wales is the only state where the Coalition has never been broken, and yet has not merged into a unified non-Labor party.

During periods of conservative government, the leader of the Nationals also serves as Deputy Premier of New South Wales. When the conservatives are in opposition, the Liberal and National parties usually form a joint opposition bench.

History

Name changes

  • 13 October 1919 – The Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, the NSW Graziers' Association and the People's Party of Soldiers and Citizens meet as the first electoral council of the Progressive Party of New South Wales.
  • 15 December 1921 – Split of the Progressive Party between urban and rural wings. Rural wing (known as the "True Blues") continues as the Progressive Party.
  • 12 August 1925 – Michael Bruxner announces to the NSW Legislative Assembly that the party has changed its name to the Country Party of New South Wales.
  • 24 September 1931 – In order to clarify its support for the New England New State Movement, the party name changes to the United Country Party of New South Wales.
  • 9 February 1944 – The State Conference agrees to a further name change as the Australian Country Party (N.S.W.).
  • 26 June 1976 – The State Conference held in Broken Hill rejects a proposal to follow the federal party and rename itself as the "National Country Party of Australia - NSW".
  • 26 June 1977 – The following State Conference held in Coffs Harbour approves the name change to the National Country Party of Australia - NSW.
  • 26 June 1982 – The annual State Conference held in Wagga Wagga approves the name change to the National Party of Australia – NSW. The federal party does not make the same change until its Federal Conference on 16 October.
  • 25 October 2003 – The NSW Central Council of the party approves the 11 October decision of the federal executive to use the term, The Nationals, in all state and federal election campaigns.[3]

Leaders of the New South Wales National Party

This is a list of the Leaders of the National Party of Australia in New South Wales.

Party LeaderStart of TermEnd of TermDeputy Premier
Sir Michael Bruxner19211925
Ernest Buttenshaw19251932
Sir Michael Bruxner193219581932–1941
Sir Davis Hughes19581959
Sir Charles Cutler195919751965–1975
Leon Punch197519851975–1976
Wal Murray198519931988–1993
Ian Armstrong199319991993–1995
George Souris19992003
Andrew Stoner200316 October 20142011–16 October 2014
Troy Grant16 October 201415 November 201616 October 2014–15 November 2016
John Barilaro15 November 2016incumbentincumbent

Deputy Leaders of the New South Wales National Party

Deputy LeaderStart of TermEnd of Term
William Fleming19221922
Ernest Buttenshaw19221925
William Missingham19251932
David Drummond19321949
Roy Vincent19501953
Doug Dickson19531958
Sir Charles Cutler19581959
Bill Chaffey19591968
Davis Hughes19681973
Leon Punch19731975
Tim Bruxner19751981
Wal Murray19811984
Ian Armstrong19841993
George Souris19931999
John Turner19992003
Don Page20032007
Andrew Fraser20072008
Adrian Piccoli20082016
Niall Blair2016Incumbent

State election results

Election Seats won ± Total votes % Position Leader
1927
13 / 90
 Increase4 100,963 8.89% NP-CP Coalition government Ernest Buttenshaw
1930
12 / 90
 Decrease1 126,779 9.56% Opposition Ernest Buttenshaw
1932
23 / 90
 Increase11 175,862 13.16% UAP-CP Coalition government Michael Bruxner
1935
23 / 90
 – 162,178 12.92% UAP-CP Coalition government Michael Bruxner
1938
22 / 90
 Decrease1 164,045 13.86% UAP-CP Coalition government Michael Bruxner
1941
12 / 90
 Decrease10 153,639 11.05% Opposition Michael Bruxner
1944
10 / 90
 Decrease2 131,950 10.41% Opposition Michael Bruxner
1947
15 / 90
 Increase5 162,467 10.22% Opposition Michael Bruxner
1950
17 / 94
 Increase2 144,573 8.97% Opposition Michael Bruxner
1953
14 / 94
 Decrease3 179,680 11.6% Opposition Michael Bruxner
1956
15 / 94
 Increase1 172,020 10.16% Opposition Michael Bruxner
1959
16 / 94
 Increase1 148,738 8.71% Opposition Charles Cutler
1962
14 / 94
 Decrease2 180,640 9.37% Opposition Charles Cutler
1965
16 / 94
 Increase2 208,826 10.23% LP-CP Coalition government Charles Cutler
1968
17 / 94
 Increase1 229,656 10.62% LP-CP Coalition government Charles Cutler
1971
17 / 96
 – 193,509 8.65% LP-CP Coalition government Charles Cutler
1973
18 / 99
 Increase1 261,504 10.48% LP-CP Coalition government Leon Punch
1976
18 / 99
 – 270,603 10.03% Opposition Leon Punch
1978
17 / 99
 Decrease1 276,984 9.90% Opposition Leon Punch
1981
14 / 99
 Decrease3 314,841 11.21% Opposition Leon Punch
1984
15 / 99
 Increase1 266,095 8.85% Opposition Leon Punch
1988
20 / 109
 Increase5 440,482 13.74% LP-NP Coalition government Wal Murray
1991
17 / 99
 Decrease3 324,214 10.52% LP-NP Minority government Wal Murray
1995
17 / 99
 – 378,878 11.10% Opposition Ian Armstrong
1999
13 / 93
 Decrease4 331,343 8.87% Opposition George Souris
2003
12 / 93
 Decrease1 368,004 9.63% Opposition George Souris
2007
13 / 93
 Increase1 396,023 10.05% Opposition Andrew Stoner
2011
18 / 93
 Increase5 521,864 12.56% LP-NP Coalition government Andrew Stoner
2015
17 / 93
 Decrease1 464,653 10.55% LP-NP Coalition government Troy Grant

Notes

  1. ↑ The party name includes the periods in "N.S.W." according to the Australian Electoral Commission.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "National Party Constitution" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Current register of political parties". Australian Electoral Commission. 22 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Davey, Paul (2006). The Nationals: The Progressive, Country, and National Party in New South Wales 1919-2006. Leichhardt: Federation Press. pp. 452–453. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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