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Country Progressive Party (Victoria)

Political party in the Australian state of Victoria (1926-1930)

Summary

Political party in the Australian state of Victoria (1926-1930)

Field	Value
name	Country Progressive Party
colorcode	#8DB600
leader	Albert Dunstan
founded	April 1926
dissolved	October 1930
split	Victorian Country Party
merged	United Country Party
colors
country	Australia

The Country Progressive Party was a political party in the Australian state of Victoria from 1926 to 1930. It was a splinter group from the Victorian Country Party. It was formed by federal MP Percy Stewart and future Victorian Premier Albert Dunstan in protest over protection of sitting members and state governments. Stewart was the party's only federal MP, while it elected four state MPs at the 1927 and 1929 Victorian state elections. The Country Progressives reunited with the main party in 1930.

Much like the Victorian Country Party was associated with the branches of the Victorian Farmers Union, the Country Progressive Party established the Primary Producers Union which established branches in parts of Victoria.

Election results

House of Representatives

Year	Australia	Victoria	Seats won	±	Total votes	%	±%	Seats won	±	Total votes	%	±%	1928	1929
	1	41,713	1.61%	1.61%		1	41,713	4.94%	4.94%
	0	27,942	0.97%	0.64%		0	27,942	3.31%	1.63%

Victorian Legislative Assembly

Year	Overall	In seats contested	Seats won	±	Total votes	%	±%	Seats won	±	Total votes	%	±%	1927	1929
	4	31,849	4.16%	4.16%		4	31,849	35.19%	35.19%
	0	33,798	5.34%	1.18%		0	33,798	38.69%	3.50%

References

K. M. Haig-Muir. "Biography - Percy Gerald Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Wikipedia Source

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