Comments on: VALE: The Queensland Liberal Party 2008

By: Goanna

Goanna — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:34:21 +0000

It appears that the time is ripe for the reemergence of the DLP, one of the parties who you refer to as one of the “Minor right-of-centre fringe parties”, although they are actually really a moderate Party of the Centre.
It will be interesting to see how they go in the Mayo and Lynne byelections where they are standing candidates, they may only attract a small vote as it is only the start of their resurgence, but it will fly the flag for them and put their name out there for the voting public to puruse their policies.
We need DLP members in all Parliments in Australia to give some balance to the extreme positions of some other minor, (and not so minor)Parties.
A lone DLP representative can have a major impact on the Parliment as Peter Kavanagh DLP is having in Victorias Upper House.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:52:46 +0000

I agree with most of your analysis and sentiments but must correct one thing – the Liberals actually won back Clayfield at the last election. Not because people actually voted for them but rather because they voted against the ALP member – Liddy Clark a former actor turned Aboriginal Affairs Minister who was clearly out of her depth and took grog to a dry aborginal community and tried to cover it up… most of the moderate Liberal voters (Beattie’s liberals) who had previously voted for her were rightly disgusted and got rid of her.

That said I can’t see those Bligh liberals voting for a merged party – anything with the National brand on it would turn them back to Labor.

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By: steve

steve — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:49:07 +0000

Meanwhile the NSW Nationals rejected a merger option today.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/nsw-nats-reject-move-to-merge/2008/06/14/1213321672032.html

By: Local Identity

Local Identity — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:18:20 +0000

Christ! D11’s now…

When I was a boy on Straddie, D9’s were the thing!

By: janice

janice — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:40:11 +0000

I always likened the Country Party (as it was before the name change) to mistle toe on a tree which would eventually weaken or kill the tree. The Liberal Party was the strong tree and it was weakened slowly but surely by its partner in coalition. Today, after a decade under the leadership of Howard, we see only remnants of what used to be the Liberal Party. If you ask me, the conservative parties need to wipe the slate clean and start again from scratch.