What was the name of the right-wing group which split away from the Australian Labor Party in 1955?
Q: What was the name of the right-wing group which split away from the Australian Labor Party in 1955?
A: The right-wing group which split away from the Australian Labor Party in 1955 was called the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) (ALP-AC).
Q: Who led this group?
A: This group was led by B. A. Santamaria.
Q: How many federal MPs and state Members of Parliament were expelled from the ALP to form this new party?
A: Seven federal MPs and eighteen state Members of Parliament were expelled from the ALP to form this new party.
Q: Who were some of these members?
A: Some of these members included Tom Andrews, Bill Bourke, Bill Bryson, Jack Cremean, Bob Joshua, Stan Keon, Jack Mullens, Frank McManus, George Cole and Frank Scully.
Q: Was this party mainly comprised of people with Irish backgrounds?
A: It has been suggested that this party was mainly comprised of people with Irish backgrounds; however many members were not Irish and it also attracted many voters among migrants from Catholic countries in southern Europe as well as anti-Communist Eastern European refugees.
Q: When did this party become known as the Democratic Labor Party?
A: In 1957, this party became known as the Democratic Labor Party.
Q: When did it close down?
A: The Democratic Labor Party closed down in 1978.
