United Australia Party – Queensland

Based around Brisbane, it spent the entire of its history in opposition, merging in 1941 into the Country-National Organisation.[1] The UAP was led by Hugh Russell, the member for Hamilton, who had been the last deputy leader of the CPNP.[3] Immediately after the election the new federal leader of the Country Party Arthur Fadden, MP for the Queensland Division of Darling Downs, sought to merge the Country and United Australia parties into a single force.[4] The merger was not popular with all elements of the parties, with former federal Country MP James Hunter working hard for demerger, an aim achieved by 1944.[5] A separate UAP reappeared but this was soon absorbed into the new Queensland People's Party set up by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane John Beals Chandler.
LeaderHugh RussellQueensland People's PartyIdeologyLiberalism (Australian)Fiscal conservatismEconomic nationalismPolitical positionCentre-rightPolitics of QueenslandPolitics of AustraliaPolitical partiesElectionsQueenslandUnited Australia PartyCountry-National OrganisationLiberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division)Country and Progressive National PartyCountry PartyHamiltonthe 19381941 state electionsArthur FaddenDivision of Darling DownsJames HunterLord Mayor of BrisbaneJohn Beals ChandlerQueensland division of the Liberal PartyJoseph LyonsRobert MenziesBilly HughesJohn LathamEric HarrisonMenziesLyons ILyons IILyons IIILyons IVMenzies IMenzies IIMenzies IIIVictoriaProtectionist PartyFree Trade PartyFusion Liberal PartyNational Labor PartyNationalist PartyLiberal UnionAustralian PartyLiberal Party of AustraliaUAP–UCP coalition