The National Party of Australia, commonly known as the Nationals or simply the Nats, is a centre-right and agrarian political party in Australia. Traditionally representing graziers, farmers, and rural voters generally, it began as the Australian Country Party in 1920 at a federal level.

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The National Party is Australia’s second oldest political party. Federally, it was created on 22 January 1920, when nine members of Parliament, elected in December 1919 supporting the objectives of the Australian Farmers’ Federal Organisation, agreed to form an independent political party, known as the Australian Country Party (ACP), which ...

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The National Party of Australia is the third biggest political party in Australia. It was first called the Country Party when it started in 1920 and then became the National Country Party in 1975 .

The Nationals, Australian political party that for most of its history has held office as a result of its customary alliance with the Liberal Party of Australia. It often acted as a margin in the balance of power, but its own power declined over the years.

The National Party of Australia – N.S.W., [b] commonly known as "The Nationals" or the NSW Nationals, is a political party in New South Wales which forms the state branch of the federal Nationals and has traditionally represented graziers, farmers, and rural voters generally.

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Feb 4, 2025 · An Australian political party largely representing rural interests. Farmers' representatives were elected to colonial (later state) parliaments from the 1890s onwards. A number of farmers' candidates who had been elected to the Federal Parliament formed the Country Party of Australia in 1916.

The National Right, [1] also known as the Conservatives, [10] or the Hard Right, [11] is one of four factions (the other three are the Moderates, Centrists, and the Centre Right) [12] within the federal Liberal Party of Australia. Reportedly concerned more with social issues, [1] the faction is the most organised [1] and the furthest right of ...