Ministerialists and Oppositionists
Former political groupings in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ministerialists and Oppositionists were political groupings in the political systems of several Australian colonies and states, used to describe supporters or opponents of the government of the day. The terminology had earlier been used in the same way in the United Kingdom.[1]
Prior to federation in 1901 (and for a short period after) a formal political party structure was not fully in place, and the terminology was used in the parliaments of Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia.[2][3]
Outside of parliamentary groupings, the terminology was also used at various elections.[4]