Talk:1946 Australian federal election

Liberal & Country League's 2 seats
They should be counted for the Coalition, as they were a merger of the two parties in South Australia, and effectively the South Australia division of the Liberal Party. This would boost the Coalition's total to 28. (I don't know anything about the Liberal Country Party in Victoria — what were they about?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.166.174.114 (talk) 21:36, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * No. This example does not differ from any of the other examples on many of the other election pages. The major right party in Australia has historically fractured often. The L&CL ran candidates that opposed official Liberal Party candidates and were not part of the federal coalition. We list as the source for the election result lists. Timeshift (talk) 06:46, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Timeshift's correct - and this election in particular was notable for such fractiousness as not everybody wanted to be part of the new party. The LCP in Victoria *may* have been a product of peculiarities in their local scene which saw, among other things, an independent Premier (as in a member of no party, with a cabinet of independents and party dissidents) ruling briefly in 1945. Orderinchaos 06:58, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Yay for finding the 1946 2PP in a list since 1937! :) (Now back to 1919!) Timeshift (talk) 06:29, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

I note that the LCL has been added to the infobox. Regardless of if it is the right or wrong decision, surely using Premier Playford's image is a step too far? He was always a state MP, never federal. Timeshift (talk) 19:03, 22 June 2016 (UTC)