Liberal National Party of Queensland information

Liberal National Party

Liberal National Party of Queensland
Liberal National Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
Abbreviation	LNP
Leader	David Crisafulli
Deputy Leader	Jarrod Bleijie
President	Lawrence Springborg
Vice President	Amanda Cooper; Joshua Auld
Founded	26 July 2008; 15 years ago
Merger of	Liberal; National;
Headquarters	Albion, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Youth wing	Young LNP
Membership (2022)	11,000
Ideology	Conservatism; Liberal conservatism; Agrarianism; Factions:; Christian right; Right-wing populism;
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
National affiliation	Liberal–National Coalition
Colours	Light blue
Legislative Assembly	35 / 93
House of Representatives	21 / 30 (Queensland seats)
Senate	5 / 12 (Queensland seats)
Brisbane City Council	20 / 27
Website
	www.lnp.org.au
	Politics of Australia; Political parties; Elections;

The Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) is a major political party in Queensland, Australia. It was formed in 2008 by a merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal Party and the National Party. At a federal level and in most other states, the two parties remain distinct and often operate as a Coalition. The LNP is a division of the Liberal Party of Australia, and an affiliate of the National Party of Australia.^[10]

After suffering defeat at its first election in 2009 the LNP won government for the first time at the 2012 election, winning 78 out of 89 seats, a record majority in the unicameral Parliament of Queensland. Campbell Newman became the first LNP Premier of Queensland. The Newman Government was subsequently defeated by the Labor Party at the 2015 election.

^ Green, Antony (30 July 2008). "The Liberal-National Party - a new model party?". ABC News. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ "Qld conservative merger 'will spread nationally'". ABC News. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008.
^ Lynch, Lydia (10 July 2022). "LNP takes leaf from Greens' playbook to win back Queensland". The Australian. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b Smee, Ben (14 May 2022). "Queensland shows what happens when liberals desert the Liberal party". The Guardian Australia.
^ ^a ^b ^c Smee, Ben (20 October 2020). "Queensland 'Christian soldiers' back doctor who railed against abortion and gay marriage for LNP seat". The Guardian Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Lynch, Anthony. "Now Is The Turn Of The Right: 'Ditch The Base'" (PDF). Social Alternatives. Having a secure party base, and so a strongly motivated party cadre of the kind the left now generally lacked, allowed the LNP to maintain a sense of solidarity between the social conservative base and the neoliberal business base which, in reality, could equally well identify with and pursue its ends through the socially gutted ALP.
^ Courtenay Botterill, Linda; Cockfield, Geoff (24 March 2015). "From "Unstable" to "Stable" Minority Government: Reflections on the Role of the Nationals in Federal Coalition Governments". Australian Journal of Politics & History. 61 (1): 53–66. doi:10.1111/ajph.12086.
^ Smee, Ben (1 November 2020). "'Wake up and smell the coffee': LNP members demand urgent talks after Queensland election disaster". The Guardian Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ Clun, Rachel (16 July 2017). "LNP convention rejects Muslim immigration ban, calls for hijab ban for young girls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ LNP Constitution, clauses A.3 and A.4.

[1] Green, Antony (30 July 2008). "The Liberal-National Party - a new model party?". ABC News. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

[2] "Qld conservative merger 'will spread nationally'". ABC News. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008.

[3] Lynch, Lydia (10 July 2022). "LNP takes leaf from Greens' playbook to win back Queensland". The Australian. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

[Gua-4] Smee, Ben (14 May 2022). "Queensland shows what happens when liberals desert the Liberal party". The Guardian Australia.

[Smee-5] Smee, Ben (20 October 2020). "Queensland 'Christian soldiers' back doctor who railed against abortion and gay marriage for LNP seat". The Guardian Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

[6] Lynch, Anthony. "Now Is The Turn Of The Right: 'Ditch The Base'" (PDF). Social Alternatives. Having a secure party base, and so a strongly motivated party cadre of the kind the left now generally lacked, allowed the LNP to maintain a sense of solidarity between the social conservative base and the neoliberal business base which, in reality, could equally well identify with and pursue its ends through the socially gutted ALP.

[7] Courtenay Botterill, Linda; Cockfield, Geoff (24 March 2015). "From "Unstable" to "Stable" Minority Government: Reflections on the Role of the Nationals in Federal Coalition Governments". Australian Journal of Politics & History. 61 (1): 53–66. doi:10.1111/ajph.12086.

[8] Smee, Ben (1 November 2020). "'Wake up and smell the coffee': LNP members demand urgent talks after Queensland election disaster". The Guardian Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[9] Clun, Rachel (16 July 2017). "LNP convention rejects Muslim immigration ban, calls for hijab ban for young girls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[10] LNP Constitution, clauses A.3 and A.4.

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