Country Liberal Party
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Country Liberals (NT)
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| Leader | Gary Higgins |
| Deputy Leader | Lia Finocchiaro |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | 107 Woods Street Darwin NT 0800 |
| National affiliation | Liberal/National Coalition |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours |
Orange and Dark blue |
| House of Representatives |
0 / 150
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| Senate |
1 / 76
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| Northern Territory Parliament |
2 / 25
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The Country Liberals (Northern Territory) (abbreviated as Country Liberals (NT) and formerly known as the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party) is a conservativepolitical party in Australia founded in 1974, which operates in the Northern Territory.
The CLP first fielded candidates at the 1975 federal election, winning one seat in the Senate and the non-voting seat in the House of Representatives. Since 1979, the CLP has been formally affiliated with both the federal Liberal Party of Australia and the National Party of Australia (previously the National Country Party). The Liberal Party, National Party, Liberal National Party of Queensland, and CLP forms the Coalition of Australian centre-right parties, with the CLP alone contesting seats for the Coalition in the Northern Territory. The CLP has full voting rights within the National Party, and observer status with the Liberal Party. Currently, the CLP has one representative in federal parliament Senator Nigel Scullion, who also serves as the Senate leader of the National Party.
The CLP dominated the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from its establishment in 1974 until the 2001 general election, when the CLP lost government winning only 10 of the 25 seats, and was reduced further to four parliamentary members at the 2005 election. At the 2008 election it increased its numbers, winning 11 seats.
The CLP returned to office following the 2012 election, winning 16 of 25 seats, and leader Terry Mills became Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. Less than a year later, Mills was replaced as Chief Minister and CLP leader by Adam Giles at the 2013 CLP leadership ballot on 13 March. Giles was the first indigenous Australian to lead a state or territory government in Australia. Giles was defeated at the 2015 CLP leadership ballot but managed to survive in the aftermath. Multiple defections saw the CLP reduced to minority government a few months later. The 2016 election was held on 27 August, with the CLP reduced to just two of 25 seats. Gary Higgins became opposition leader and CLP leader while Lia Finocchiaro became deputy CLP leader on 2 September.
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