Liberal National Party of Queensland
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| Liberal National Party of Queensland | |
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| Leader | John-Paul Langbroek |
| Deputy Leader | Lawrence Springborg |
| Party President | Bruce McIver |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Preceded by | Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division), National Party of Australia - Queensland |
| Office | Brisbane |
| Political Ideology | Conservative liberalism, Liberal conservatism |
| Political Position | Centre-Right |
| Website | http://www.lnp.org.au/ |
The Liberal National Party (LNP) is a political party in Queensland, Australia. It was formed by the merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal and National parties. It was approved by the Liberal State Council on 26 July 2008. The newly merged party is the Queensland division of the Liberal Party of Australia, currently affiliated with the National Party of Australia, and has a new constitution.[1] The LNP is now a ratified branch of the Liberal Party of Australia. Federal Queensland Liberal and National party representatives and Senators have remained affiliated to their respective parties for the present time.[2]
After the July 2008 merger, the party had 25 members in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, the unicameral house of the Parliament of Queensland: 17 originally elected as National Party members, 8 originally elected as Liberal Party members. National Party leader Lawrence Springborg became Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition. Liberal Party leader Mark McArdle became Deputy Leader of the new party, and Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
The LNP lost the 2009 Queensland state election, with Springborg indicating he would step down as leader of the newly formed party. John-Paul Langbroek was elected to the party leadership after the election, with Springborg becoming the deputy leader.[3]
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[edit] Parliamentary leaders
- Lawrence Springborg, 2008 – 2009
- John-Paul Langbroek, 2009 –
[edit] References
- ^ Calligeros, Marissa (2008-07-28). "New political force for Queensland". Brisbane Times. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/new-political-force-for-queensland/2008/07/27/1217097029005.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
- ^ http://www.lnp.org.au/images/stories/PDFs/LNPConstitution080808.pdf Constitution of the LNP
- ^ Langbroek wins LNP leadership: ABC News 2/4/2009
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