Socialist Labor Party (Australia)

The Socialist Labor party was a political party of Australia.

The party was founded around 1900 by the Australian Socialist League to contest the Australian federal election of 1901.[1] The party nominated six candidates (known as the "Socialist Six") for the Senate seats of New South Wales: Andrew Thomson, James Moroney, Harry Holland, James Morrish, John Neil, and Thomas Melling.[2]

The People weekly newspaper was named the official organ of the party from 3 March 1906.

In January 1920, the party merged with the Industrial Socialist Labor Party, which had broken away from the Labor Party in 1919, retaining the name Socialist Labor Party.[3]

The party survived into the 1940s, under the leadership of E.E. Judd.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY". The People And The Collectivist. IV, (170). New South Wales, Australia. 21 April 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 5 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "THE SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY". People. V, (212). New South Wales, Australia. 9 February 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY". Daily Observer. X, (12). New South Wales, Australia. 15 January 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "SOCIALIST VIEW". Daily Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 18 August 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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