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{{about|the independent party in Victoria between 1954 and 1955|the Victorian division of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]]|Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)}}
{{about|the independent party in Victoria between 1954 and 1955|the Victorian division of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]]|Victorian Liberal Party}}
The '''Victorian Liberal Party''' (VLP), often called The Victorian Liberal Party (VLP), often called the arse holes of Victoria. The Victorian liberal party will only come out and say something thats beneficial to them and never anything constructive. The Victorian liberal party hides behind the media in a pathetic attempt to stay relevant.
The '''Victorian Liberal Party''' ('''VLP'''), often called the '''Hollway Liberals''', was an independent political party formed on 27 October 1954 from a grouping of supporters of [[Thomas Hollway]], a former leader of the [[Liberal and Country Party]] and [[Premier of Victoria]]. The extant Liberal and Country Party was the actual [[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Victorian division]] of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]].

The party was formed from the '''Electoral Reform League''', a political group formed by Hollway after his expulsion from the [[Liberal and Country Party]], with the goal of re-distributing Victoria's electoral boundaries, which Hollway and his supporters saw as mal-apportioned in favour of the [[National Party of Australia – Victoria|Country Party]]. With electoral reform implemented by [[John Cain (senior)|John Cain]]'s Labor government, the group became known as the "Hollway group". On 27 October 1954, the [[Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly|Speaker]] informed the assembly that Hollway's group had formally become an Opposition party.<ref name=formation>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23444263 |title=Hollway men in new State party. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=28 October 1954 |access-date=11 April 2012 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Hollway told reporters that he had attempted to unify opposition against the Labor Party, but that the Liberal and Country Party had rejected his overtures, leaving him no option but to form a "separate political entity". He stated that the VLP had been formed to bring "the true principles of [[liberalism]] to the Parliament".

In December 1954 Hollway issued an ultimatum to the Cain government, demanding it remove [[price controls]] or his party would use its two votes in the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] to defeat the Price Control Extension Bill, which would have extended government control of prices a further twelve months from its expiration date of 31 December.<ref name=ultimatum>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23461244 |title=HOLLWAY THREAT TO OUST GOVERNMENT. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=25 November 1954 |access-date=11 April 2012 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The government ignored the ultimatum,<ref name=ignored>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23447913 |title=Prices snub to Hollway. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=30 November 1954 |access-date=11 April 2012 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and the bill was defeated in the upper house, but Cain came to an agreement with Hollway to maintain supply.<ref name=agreement>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27248256 |title=Victorian Crisis Over. |newspaper=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |location=Hobart, Tasmania |date=2 December 1954 |access-date=11 April 2012 |page=37 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The party ceased to exist in 1955 when all four members of the party (Hollway, [[Alexander Dennett]], [[John Don]] and [[Ray Tovell]]) lost their seats in the Legislative Assembly at the [[1955 Victorian state election|1955 state election]].


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Latest revision as of 05:51, 11 July 2023

This article is about the independent party in Victoria between 1954 and 1955. For the Victorian division of the Liberal Party of Australia, see Victorian Liberal Party.

The Victorian Liberal Party (VLP), often called the Hollway Liberals, was an independent political party formed on 27 October 1954 from a grouping of supporters of Thomas Hollway, a former leader of the Liberal and Country Party and Premier of Victoria. The extant Liberal and Country Party was the actual Victorian division of the Liberal Party.

The party was formed from the Electoral Reform League, a political group formed by Hollway after his expulsion from the Liberal and Country Party, with the goal of re-distributing Victoria's electoral boundaries, which Hollway and his supporters saw as mal-apportioned in favour of the Country Party. With electoral reform implemented by John Cain's Labor government, the group became known as the "Hollway group". On 27 October 1954, the Speaker informed the assembly that Hollway's group had formally become an Opposition party.[1] Hollway told reporters that he had attempted to unify opposition against the Labor Party, but that the Liberal and Country Party had rejected his overtures, leaving him no option but to form a "separate political entity". He stated that the VLP had been formed to bring "the true principles of liberalism to the Parliament".

In December 1954 Hollway issued an ultimatum to the Cain government, demanding it remove price controls or his party would use its two votes in the Victorian Legislative Council to defeat the Price Control Extension Bill, which would have extended government control of prices a further twelve months from its expiration date of 31 December.[2] The government ignored the ultimatum,[3] and the bill was defeated in the upper house, but Cain came to an agreement with Hollway to maintain supply.[4]

The party ceased to exist in 1955 when all four members of the party (Hollway, Alexander Dennett, John Don and Ray Tovell) lost their seats in the Legislative Assembly at the 1955 state election.

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  1. ^ "Hollway men in new State party". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 October 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "HOLLWAY THREAT TO OUST GOVERNMENT". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 November 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Prices snub to Hollway". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 November 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 11 April 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Victorian Crisis Over". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 2 December 1954. p. 37. Retrieved 11 April 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
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