Country Progressive Party (Victoria)

The Country Progressive Party was a political party in the Australian state of Victoria from 1926 to 1930. It was a splinter group from the Victorian Country Party. It was formed by federal MP Percy Stewart and future Victorian Premier Albert Dunstan in protest over protection of sitting members and state governments. Stewart was the party's only federal MP, while it elected four state MPs at the 1927 and 1929 Victorian state elections. The Country Progressives reunited with the main party in 1930.[1]

Country Progressive Party
Leader	Albert Dunstan
Founded	April 1926
Dissolved	October 1930
Split from	Victorian Country Party
Merged into	United Country Party
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Election results

House of Representatives

Year	Australia					Victoria
Year	Seats won	±	Total votes	%	±%	Seats won	±	Total votes	%	±%
1928	1 / 75	1	41,713	1.61%	1.61%	1 / 20	1	41,713	4.94%	4.94%
1929	1 / 75	0	27,942	0.97%	0.64%	1 / 20	0	27,942	3.31%	1.63%

Victorian Legislative Assembly

Year	Overall					In seats contested
Year	Seats won	±	Total votes	%	±%	Seats won	±	Total votes	%	±%
1927	4 / 65	4	31,849	4.16%	4.16%	4 / 10	4	31,849	35.19%	35.19%
1929	4 / 65	0	33,798	5.34%	1.18%	4 / 10	0	33,798	38.69%	3.50%

References

K. M. Haig-Muir. "Biography - Percy Gerald Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

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