Liberal Party of Australia
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Liberal Party of Australia
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| Leader | Malcolm Turnbull |
| President | Richard Alston |
| Deputy Leader | Julie Bishop |
| Founded | 31 August 1945 |
| Preceded by | United Australia Party |
| Headquarters | Cnr Blackall & Macquarie St Barton, Australian Capital Territory 2600 |
| Youth wing | Young Liberals |
| Membership | 80,000 |
| National affiliation | Liberal-National Coalition |
| International affiliation |
International Democrat Union Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (regional partner) |
| Colours | Blue |
| House of Representatives |
45 / 150
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| Senate |
20 / 76
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| www.liberal.org.au | |
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State Lower House Seats
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| NSW Parliament |
36 / 93
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| VIC Parliament |
30 / 88
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| QLD Parliament |
41 / 89
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| WA Parliament |
30 / 59
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| SA Parliament |
21 / 47
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| TAS Parliament |
15 / 25
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Territory Assembly Seats
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| ACT Parliament |
11 / 25
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| NT Parliament |
2 / 25
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The Liberal Party of Australia (Lib or colloquially Libs) is a major political party in Australia. Founded in 1945 to replace the United Australia Party (UAP), the Liberal Party is one of the two major parties in Australian politics, along with the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
The Liberal Party is the largest and dominant party in the Coalition with the National Party of Australia, the Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory and the Liberal National Party of Queensland. Except for a few short periods, the Liberal Party and its predecessors have operated in similar coalitions since the 1920s. Internationally, the Liberal Party is affiliated to the International Democrat Union.
The party's leader is Malcolm Turnbull and its deputy leader is Julie Bishop. The pair were elected to their positions at the September 2015 Liberal leadership ballot, Bishop was returned to the position of deputy leader and Turnbull as a replacement for Tony Abbott, whom he consequently succeeded as Prime Minister of Australia. Now the Turnbull Government, the party had been elected at the 2013 federal election as the Abbott Government which took office on 18 September 2013. At state and territory level, the Liberal Party is in office in three states: Colin Barnett has been Premier of Western Australia since 2008, Will Hodgman Premier of Tasmania since 2014 and Gladys Berejiklian Premier of New South Wales since 2017. The party is in opposition in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory, and the Northern Territory.
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