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| | In March 2008, the then leader of the federal Liberal Party, [[Brendan Nelson]], indicated that he was in favour of a merger between his party and the [[National Party of Australia|National Party]]. <ref>http://news.theage.com.au/nelson-stakes-leadership-on-merger/20080309-1y5t.html</ref> | | In March 2008, the then leader of the federal Liberal Party, [[Brendan Nelson]], indicated that he was in favour of a merger between his party and the [[National Party of Australia|National Party]]. <ref>http://news.theage.com.au/nelson-stakes-leadership-on-merger/20080309-1y5t.html</ref> |
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| | + | ==Electoral histroy== |
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| | + | '''Election Results<br /> |
| | + | Senate + National<ref>Nethercote, J. (2001),'' Liberalism and the Australian Federation'', Federation Press, Annandale, New South Wales.</ref>''' |
| | + | <CENTER> |
| | + | *[[Australian federal election, 1977|1977]]: 31.1% |
| | + | *[[Australian federal election, 1980|1980]]: {{0}}39.3% |
| | + | *[[Australian federal election, 1983|1983]]: {{0}}39.6% |
| | + | *[[Australian federal election, 1984|1984]]: {{0}}37.6% |
| | + | *[[Australian federal election, 1987|1987]]: {{0}}38.5% |
| | + | *[[Australian federal election, 1990|1990]]: 42.6% |
| | + | *[[Australian federal election, 1993|1993]]: {{0}}45.3% |
| | + | *[[Australian federal election, 1996|1996]]: 54.8% |
| | + | *[[Australian federal election, 1998|1998]]: {{0}}52.3% |
| | + | *[[Australian federal election, 2001|2001]]: {{0}}51.5% |
| | + | </CENTER> |
| | + | |} |
| | == Reference == | | == Reference == |
| | {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
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| | [[Category:Australian Political Parties]] | | [[Category:Australian Political Parties]] |