Country Progressive Party (Victoria)

The Country Progressive Party was a political party in the Australian state of Victoria from 1926 to 1930. It was a splinter group from the Victorian Country Party. It was formed by federal MP Percy Stewart and future Victorian Premier Albert Dunstan in protest over protection of sitting members and state governments. Stewart was the party's only federal MP, while it elected four state MPs at the 1927 and 1929 Victorian state elections. The Country Progressives reunited with the main party in 1930.[1]

Country Progressive Party
LeaderAlbert Dunstan
FoundedApril 1926
DissolvedOctober 1930
Split fromVictorian Country Party
Merged intoUnited Country Party

Election results

House of Representatives
Year Australia Victoria
Seats won ± Total votes % ±% Seats won ± Total votes % ±%
1928
1 / 75
 1 41,713 1.61% 1.61%
1 / 20
 1 41,713 4.94% 4.94%
1929
1 / 75
 0 27,942 0.97% 0.64%
1 / 20
 0 27,942 3.31% 1.63%

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Year Overall In seats contested
Seats won ± Total votes % ±% Seats won ± Total votes % ±%
1927
4 / 65
 4 31,849 4.16% 4.16%
4 / 10
 4 31,849 35.19% 35.19%
1929
4 / 65
 0 33,798 5.34% 1.18%
4 / 10
 0 33,798 38.69% 3.50%
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References
  1. K. M. Haig-Muir. "Biography - Percy Gerald Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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