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New South Wales National Party

Field	Value
name	New South Wales National Party
logo	National_Parry_of_Australia_-_NSW_Logo.png
colorcode
foundation
ideology	{{plainlist
* Agrarianism<ref name	NPConstitution
leader1_title	Leader
leader1_name	Gurmesh Singh
leader2_title	Deputy Leader
leader2_name	Kevin Anderson
position	Centre-right
headquarters	107 Pitt Street, Sydney
membership	3,036
membership_year	2020
predecessor	Progressive Party
youth_wing	Young Nationals
national	Federal Nationals
slogan	"It's Your Time"
affiliation1_title	Political alliance
affiliation1	Liberal–National Coalition
colours	Green and Yellow
seats1_title	Legislative Assembly
seats1
seats2_title	Legislative Council
seats2
seats3_title	House of
Representatives
seats3	(NSW seats)
seats4_title	Senate
seats4	(NSW seats)
website
country	New South Wales
country2	Australia

Conservatism (Australian)
Agrarianism Representatives](house-of-representatives-of-australia) The New South Wales National Party, officially known as the National Party of Australia – N.S.W. and commonly known as the NSW Nationals, is an Australian political party in New South Wales which forms the state branch of the federal National Party.

The party has generally been the junior partner in a centre-right Coalition with the NSW branch of the Liberal Party of Australia. Since 1927, the Nationals have been in Coalition with the Liberals and their predecessors, the Nationalist Party of Australia (1927–1931), the United Australia Party (1931–1943), and the Democratic Party (1943–1945). During periods of conservative government, the leader of the Nationals also serves as Deputy Premier of New South Wales. When the conservatives are in opposition, the Liberal and National parties usually form a joint opposition bench. New South Wales is the only state where the Coalition has never been broken, and yet has not merged into a unified non-Labor party.

History

Name changes

The movement began as the Progressive Party, from the 1922 split until 1925. It then used the name the Country Party until 1977, when it became the National Country Party. The party's name was changed to the National Party of Australia in 1982.

13 October 1919 – The Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, the NSW Graziers' Association and the People's Party of Soldiers and Citizens meet as the first electoral council of the Progressive Party of New South Wales.
15 December 1921 – Split of the Progressive Party between urban and rural wings. Rural wing (known as the "True Blues") continues as the Progressive Party.
12 August 1925 – Michael Bruxner announces to the NSW Legislative Assembly that the party has changed its name to the Country Party of New South Wales.
24 September 1931 – In order to clarify its support for the New England New State Movement, the party name changes to the United Country Party of New South Wales.
9 February 1944 – The State Conference agrees to a further name change as the Australian Country Party (N.S.W.).
26 June 1976 – The State Conference held in Broken Hill rejects a proposal to follow the federal party and rename itself as the "National Country Party of Australia – NSW".
26 June 1977 – The following State Conference held in Coffs Harbour approves the name change to the National Country Party of Australia – NSW.
26 June 1982 – The annual State Conference held in Wagga Wagga approves the name change to the National Party of Australia – NSW. The federal party does not make the same change until its Federal Conference on 16 October.
25 October 2003 – The NSW Central Council of the party approves the 11 October decision of the federal executive to use the term, The Nationals, in all state and federal election campaigns.

Government (2010s and 2020s)

As a measure of the Coalition's then-solidity in NSW, the Liberals won enough seats to theoretically govern alone during the Coalition's massive landslide at the 2011 state election. However, new Premier Barry O'Farrell kept the Nationals in his government.

Neo-Nazi infiltration

In 2018, the party revealed that approximately 30 members of its youth wing were being investigated for alleged links to neo-Nazism. Federal Nationals leader Michael McCormack denounced these attempts stating that: "The Nationals will not tolerate extremism or the politics of hate. People found to engage with such radicalism are not welcome in our party. We are a grassroots party proudly championing what matters most to our regional and rural communities – always has been, always will be". Several suspected neo-Nazis were expelled from the party and its youth wing. John Barilaro, the leader of the NSW Nationals, also denounced racism and fascism within the party stating that: "I have no problems calling this out, this is something I'm very strong on, I do not accept racism".An abridged list of articles discussing neo-Nazi infiltration:

Planned move to crossbench

On 10 September 2020, the Nationals NSW declared that they would no longer support the legislation of the NSW Liberal Party, and would effectively move to the crossbenches in Parliament. This was caused due to a new amendments to planning regulation which looked to class more forested area as koala habitat, restricting land clearing in such areas and increasing compliance for landowners, to which they disagreed with. In response, the Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, threatened to sack Barilaro and his colleagues from cabinet. Less than 24 hours later, on the morning of 11 September 2020, the Nationals backed down and rejoined the government.

On 18 November 2025 Gurmesh Singh and Kevin Anderson were elected leader and deputy leader. Singh become the first person of Sikh descent to lead a major party in Australia.

Leadership

Leaders

People who served as the Leader of National Party of Australia in New South Wales are:

Leader	Term start	Deputy Premier	Notes
[[File:Michael Bruxner1951.jpg	100px]]		years	No
[[File:Mr Buttenshaw FL1742163.jpg	100px]]		years	No
[[File:Michael Bruxner1951.jpg	100px]]		years	1932–1941
[[File:No image.png	100px]]		years	No
[[File:No image.png	100px]]		years	1965–1975
[[File:No image.png	100px]]		years	1975–1976
[[File:No image.png	100px]]		years	1988–1993
[[File:No image.png	100px]]			1993–1995
[[File:Minister George Souris.jpg	100px]]			No
[[File:Andrew_Stoner.png	100px]]			2011–2014
[[File:Deputy Premier of New South Wales Troy Grant.jpg	100px]]			2014–2016
[[File:Day-3-StartUp-Conference-0189 (26532112720) (cropped).jpg	100px]]			2016–2021
[[File:John Flint, Paul Toole MP & Richard Neville (cropped).jpg	100px]]			2021–2023
			No
[[File:Gurmesh Singh MP.jpg	100px]]	Incumbent		No

Deputy leaders

People who served as the Deputy Leader of National Party of Australia in New South Wales are:

Deputy Leader	Term start	Leader	Notes
[[File:William_Fleming.jpg	100x100px]]		years
[[File:Mr_Buttenshaw_FL1742163.jpg	100x100px]]		years
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]		years
[[File:David_Drummond.jpg	100x100px]]		years
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]		years
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]		years	name=Mr Samuel Douglas Dickson (1894-1960)	id=1553	former=Yes	access-date=11 May 2019}}
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]		years
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]		years
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]		years
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]		years
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]		years
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]		years
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]
[[File:Minister_George_Souris.jpg	100x100px]]
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]			name=Mr Andrew Raymond Gordon Fraser, MP (1952 - )	id=5	former=Yes	access-date=2 April 2019}}
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]
[[File:CeBIT VIP Tour Minister for Primary Industries-3175 (28287878718) (cropped).jpg	100x100px]]
[[File:John_Flint,_Paul_Toole_MP_&_Richard_Neville_(cropped).jpg	100x100px]]			name=The Hon. Paul Lawrence Toole MP	id=62	access-date=4 April 2019}}
[[File:No_image.png	100x100px]]
[[File:Gurmesh Singh MP.jpg	100x100px]]
[[File:The Hon. Kevin John ANDERSON, MP.jpg	100x100px]]	Incumbent

Election results

Seats won	±	Total votes	%	Position
4	100,963	8.89%	NP-CP Coalition government	Ernest Buttenshaw
1	126,779	9.56%	Opposition
11	175,862	13.16%	UAP-CP Coalition government	Michael Bruxner
–	162,178	12.92%	UAP-CP Coalition government
1	164,045	13.86%	UAP-CP Coalition government
10	153,639	11.05%	Opposition
2	131,950	10.41%	Opposition
5	162,467	10.22%	Opposition
2	144,573	8.97%	Opposition
3	179,680	11.6%	Opposition
1	172,020	10.16%	Opposition
1	148,738	8.71%	Opposition	Charles Cutler
2	180,640	9.37%	Opposition
2	208,826	10.23%	LP-CP Coalition government
1	229,656	10.62%	LP-CP Coalition government
–	193,509	8.65%	LP-CP Coalition government
1	261,504	10.48%	LP-CP Coalition government	Leon Punch
–	270,603	10.03%	Opposition
1	276,984	9.90%	Opposition
3	314,841	11.21%	Opposition
1	266,095	8.85%	Opposition
5	440,482	13.74%	LP-NP Coalition government	Wal Murray
3	324,214	10.52%	LP-NP Minority government
–	378,878	11.10%	Opposition	Ian Armstrong
4	331,343	8.87%	Opposition	George Souris
1	368,004	9.63%	Opposition
1	396,023	10.05%	Opposition	Andrew Stoner
5	521,864	12.56%	LP-NP Coalition government
1	464,653	10.55%	LP-NP Coalition government	Troy Grant
4	436,806	9.60%	LP-NP Coalition government	John Barilaro
2	403,962	8.59%	Opposition	Paul Toole

Notes

References

"National Party Constitution".
Hannam, Peter. (4 October 2020). "'Shocked': quarter of Nationals members quit since coming to power". Sydney Morning Herald.
Hardaker, David. (30 July 2021). "National party membership tumbles in NSW, Greens now have more". [[Crikey]].
(22 March 2017). "Current register of political parties". Australian Electoral Commission.
(2006). "The Nationals: The Progressive, Country, and National Party in New South Wales 1919–2006". Federation Press.
(10 September 2020). "NSW Government in turmoil as 'betrayed' Nationals effectively leave Coalition over koala bill". abc.net.au.
Smith, Alexandra. (11 September 2020). "NSW Nationals back down after Berejiklian's ultimatum".
(2025-11-18). "Gurmesh Singh elected as NSW Nationals leader".
(17 November 2025). "The party of white male farmers just elected a Sikh leader".
Jacques, Oliver. "NSW Nationals make Gurmesh Singh the first Punjabi-origin major party leader in Australian history".
Aitkin, Don. "Bruxner, Sir Michael Frederick (1882–1970)".
Kingston, Beverley. "Buttenshaw, Ernest Albert (1876–1950)".
"Sir Davis Hughes (1910–2003)".
"Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler (1918–2006)".
"The Hon. Leon Ashton Punch (1928–1991)".
"Mr (Wal) Wallace Telford John Murray (1931-2004)".
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{{Cite NSW Parliament
"The Hon. Andrew John Stoner (1960- )".
"The Hon. Troy Wayne Grant (1970- )".
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(18 November 2025). "Gurmesh Singh elected leader of NSW Nationals".
Piggin, Stuart. "Fleming, William Montgomerie (1874–1961)".
{{Cite NSW Parliament
Belshaw, Jim. "Drummond, David Henry (1890-1965)".
Sturma, Michael. "Vincent, Roy Stanley (1892–1965)".
{{Cite NSW Parliament
"Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler (1918–2006)".
Connors, Tom. "Chaffey, William Adolphus (Bill) (1915–1987)".
{{Cite NSW Parliament
{{Cite NSW Parliament
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{{cite NSW Parliament
"The Hon. Niall Mark Blair MLC".
{{cite NSW Parliament
{{Cite NSW Parliament

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