Country Liberal Party
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| Country Liberal Party | |
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| Leader | Terry Mills |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Office | 107 Woods Street Darwin NT 0800 |
| Political Ideology | Liberal conservatism |
| Website | Country Liberal Party |
In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties.
Senator Nigel Scullion is the CLP's sole representative in federal parliament, and sits with the National Party as part of the Coalition.
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In 1966, the Country Party was well established in the territory, while the Liberal Party was small. In recognition of this, the local Liberals supported the Country candidate for the sole NT seat from 1969 to 1972. An alliance had formed, primarily against the conservatives' arch-rivals the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
After the 1974 federal election and subsequent Joint Sitting of parliament, legislation was passed which awarded self-government to the Northern Territory in the form of a unicameral Legislative Assembly, as well as members with full voting rights at a federal level. The local Country and Liberal Party members decided to form an independent "Country Liberal Party" (CLP) to field candidates for the Assembly.
In 1979, the CLP formally affiliated with both the Liberal Party and the then-National Country Party. These affiliations remain to this day, and relations with both parties are close. However, the CLP has had no major opportunities to sway the actions of either.
At the 2001 NT election, the CLP lost control of the Territory government in a landslide loss, to the ALP. The loss marked a major turning point in Northern Territory politics, a result which was exacerbated when, at the 2005 NT election, the ALP won a second landslide victory, reducing the once-dominant party to a total of just four members in the Legislative Assembly.
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| Administrator | Tom Pauling • Former Administrators |  |
| Chief Minister | Paul Henderson • Former Chief Ministers | |
| Opposition Leader | Terry Mills • Former Opposition Leaders | |
| Speaker of the Assembly | Jane Aagaard • Former Speakers | |
| Legislature | Current assembly • Former legislatures • Legislative Council | |
| Ministries | Current ministry • Past ministries | |
| Political parties | Australian Labor Party • Country Liberal Party • Northern Territory Greens • Northern Territory Nationals | |
| Elections | 2005 election • Past elections • Past by-elections • Electoral divisions • | |
| Current issues | Northern Territory National Emergency Response | |
| Other Australian politics | Federal • ACT • New South Wales • Queensland • South Australia • Tasmania • Victoria • Western Australia | |
