Anti-Socialist Party

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The Anti-Socialist Party was an early 20th-century Australian political party that represented liberal and pro-business interests in opposition to the rising Australian Labor Party and its socialist policies.

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Anti-Socialist Party canonical 1

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instanceOf political party ⓘ
activeInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Anti-Socialist League ⓘ
colorSymbol blue ⓘ
corePolicy opposition to government ownership of industry ⓘ
support for free enterprise ⓘ
support for private property rights ⓘ
tariff reform ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
dissolvedInDecade 1900s ⓘ
foundedBy George Reid ⓘ
foundedInDecade 1900s ⓘ
historicalContext debate over socialism in Australia ⓘ
rise of Australian Labor Party ⓘ
ideology anti-socialism ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
pro-business politics ⓘ
leader George Reid ⓘ
mergedInto Commonwealth Liberal Party ⓘ
opposedEconomicPolicy state socialism ⓘ
opposedTo Australian Labor Party ⓘ
socialist policies ⓘ
parliamentaryChamber Australian House of Representatives ⓘ
Australian Senate ⓘ
linked to: Senate of Australia
politicalSystem Australian federal politics ⓘ
position centre-right ⓘ
predecessor Free Trade Party ⓘ
representedInterest business interests ⓘ
middle-class voters ⓘ
successor Commonwealth Liberal Party ⓘ

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Commonwealth Liberal Party → precededBy → Anti-Socialist Party ⓘ