Country Liberal Party

In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties.

Related Topics:
Australia - Northern Territory - Liberal - National

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The CLP's Federal representatives (currently, the party has one Senator, Nigel Scullion, and one MHR, Dave Tollner) sit with the National and Liberal parties in the Australian Parliament as part of the Coalition.

Related Topics:
Senator - Nigel Scullion - MHR - Dave Tollner - Australian Parliament - Coalition

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Until the major change of 2001, the CLP was closely associated with Territorians of European decent, while the ALP was associated with those of Aboriginal decent. This affected the way these groups were treated at both a Territory and Federal government level.

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