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The United Australia Party was an Australian political party which was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It won four federal elections in that time, usually governing in coalition with the Countr
Joseph Lyons, inaugural leader of the UAP and the party's first prime minister
Advertisement for the U.A.P. published in The Bulletin prior to the 1931 federal election.
At the 1931 federal election, the UAP campaigned on a platform of economic conservatism, accusing the Labor governments of James Scullin and Jack Lang of destroying the economy
Anti-Lang advertisement used by the UAP at the 1932 New South Wales state election
The United Australia Party, formerly known as Clive Palmer's United Australia Party and the Palmer United Party, is an Australian political party formed by billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer in A
United Australia Party
…Opposition. The UAP ceased to exist as a parliamentary party in February 1945, when its members joined the new Liberal Party of Australia. The modern United Australia Party has no connection or relationship with the former party. Joseph Lyons began his political career as an Australian Labor Party politician and served as…
Clive Palmer, party founder
Clive Palmer portrait
Craig Kelly 2025
Clive Palmer Aug 15 crop