Defunct parties List of whips in the Australian House of Representatives
1 defunct parties
1.1 free trade/anti-socialist party
1.2 protectionist party
1.3 commonwealth liberal party
1.4 national labor
1.5 nationalist party of australia
1.6 united australia party
1.7 lang labor
defunct parties
free trade/anti-socialist party
austin chapman (protectionist) australia s first government whip, , later served under alfred deakin in various capacities.
protectionist party
commonwealth liberal party
elliot johnson (liberal) first whip later elected speaker of house of representatives.
national labor
nationalist party of australia
united australia party
lang labor
new south wales premier , labor party leader jack lang s adherents in federal parliament crossed floor in 1931 defeat labor prime minister james scullin, precipitating 1931 election. following election, lang s nsw labor party expelled members who, being loyal federal party, had stood against official nsw labor candidates. federal party expelled lang , supporters. lang s 4 supporters formed own parliamentary party, jack beasley (who had led faction within labor party) leader. party expanded 9 following 1934 election , @ pre-sessional meeting in october re-elected beasley , elected deputy leader , whip. following scullin s resignation labor leader in late 1935, lang , official labor began negotiating resolution split, , 2 parties formally adopted agreement under nsw labor party absorbed federal party on 25 february 1936.
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