Nationals SA
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National Party
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| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | 6–8 Crush Terrace WAIKERIE SA 5330 |
| Ideology |
Agrarianism Conservatism |
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The National Party of Australia (S.A.) Inc., usually called The Nationals South Australia is a political party in South Australia, and an affiliated state party of the National Party of Australia. Like the National Party of Western Australia, it is an independent party and not part of the Liberal/National Coalition. First contesting the 1965 state election, the party has held two seats at alternating periods; Peter Blacker (1973–1993) in Flinders and Karlene Maywald (1997–2010) in Chaffey.
The Country Party had previously been affiliated in South Australia from 1917 to 1932, when it merged with the Liberal Federation to form the Liberal and Country League. A separate Country Party was reestablished in 1962. However, it has never been as dominant in rural areas as their counterparts in the eastern states. It became the National Country Party in 1975 and the National Party in 1982.
At the 1973 election, the revived party won a seat for the first time in Flinders, and finished second after preferences in five more LCL seats − Rocky River, Mallee, Alexandra, Goyder and Victoria.
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