Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist)

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The Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) also known as Lang Labor , was a splinter party of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in New South Wales , which was founded to elect Jack Lang as Prime Minister. It only existed from 1940 to 1941.

Demarcation

The name Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) was used again in 1954 by a splinter party that split off from the ALP and called itself the Democratic Labor Party from 1957 .

Party development

By splitting off MPs from the state party of the ALP in New South Wales, Lang was able to form a new party that stood up for election. However, at this point in time - unlike in 1931 - he was in the minority, as several of his previous supporters were loyal to the ALP and Prime Minister John Curtin , so he received little support. In view of the upcoming Australian national election in 1941, the Non-Communist Labor Party disbanded and its members, including Jack Lang, rejoined the ALP, which allowed Curtin to win the October 1941 election with a united party.

The membership of this splinter party was five MPs, two Senators and a further nine MPs from the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and six from the New South Wales Legislative Council .

literature

  • Jack Lang (1970): The Turbulent Years , Alpha Books
  • McMullin, Ross (1991): The Light on the Hill: The Australian Labor Party 1891-1991 , OUP