Democratic Party of Australia
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Not to be confused with Australian Democrats.
The Democratic Party of Australia (DPA), sometimes referred to as the Australian Democratic Party, was an Australian political party that was active in the mid-1950s.[1]
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Democratic Party of Australia | |
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President | Henry Woodward (1953; 1953–1954) |
Founded | 17 February 1953 |
Dissolved | 6 June 1954 |
Willoughby Municipal Council | 1 / 12 (1953−1954)
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Ahead of the 1953 Senate election, the party merged with the Queensland-based Independent Democratic Party (IDP).[2] However, they split following the election.[3] The party was also separate from the North Queensland Democratic Party, which had itself been formed just weeks after the DPA.[4][5]