Democratic Labor Party (Australia, 1955)

The Democratic Labor Party (DLP) was an Australian political party. The party came into existence following the 1955 ALP split as the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), and was renamed the Democratic Labor Party in 1957. In 1962, the Queensland Labor Party, a breakaway party of the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party, became the Queensland branch of the DLP.

This article is about the former Australian political party. For the present-day party, see Democratic Labour Party (Australia, 1978). For other uses, see Democratic Labour Party.

Democratic Labor Party
AbbreviationDLP
Founded1955 (as Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist))
DissolvedMarch 1978
Split fromAustralian Labor Party
Succeeded byDemocratic Labor Party
IdeologyAnti-communism
Social conservatism
Social democracy
Distributism
Political positionCentre
House of Representatives
7 / 124
(1955)
Senate
5 / 60
(1970−74)
Victorian Legislative Assembly
12 / 66
(1955)
  • Politics of Australia
  • Political parties
  • Elections
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In 1978, a new Democratic Labor Party was founded by members of the original party, which remains active as of 2024.

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