What was the official name of the Free Trade Party?
Q: What was the official name of the Free Trade Party?
A: The official name of the Free Trade Party was the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association.
Q: What did the party want to do?
A: The Free Trade Party wanted to remove tariffs (taxes on imports and exports) as well as other restrictions on trade.
Q: Where was the party based?
A: The party was based in New South Wales, where its leaders were Sir Henry Parkes and Sir George Reid.
Q: How many seats did they win in the first Commonwealth Parliament elections?
A: In the first Commonwealth Parliament elections, the Free Traders won 25 seats.
Q: Who became leader of Opposition after these elections?
A: After these elections, Sir George Reid became leader of Opposition.
Q: What happened when William McMillan retired in 1903? A: When William McMillan retired in 1903, Joseph Cook became deputy leader of the party.
Q: What did Alfred Deakin's Protectionist Party oppose? A: Alfred Deakin's Protectionist Party opposed socialism.
