New South Wales National Party
New South Wales National Party | |
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| Leader | Dugald Saunders |
| Deputy Leader | Gurmesh Singh |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Preceded by | Progressive Party |
| Headquarters | 107 Pitt Street, Sydney |
| Youth wing | Young Nationals |
| Membership (2020) | 3,036 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Federal Nationals |
| Political alliance | Liberal–National Coalition |
| Colours | Green and Yellow |
| Slogan | "It's Your Time" |
| Legislative Assembly | 11 / 93
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| Legislative Council | 6 / 42
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| House of Representatives | 7 / 47 (NSW seats)
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| Senate | 2 / 12 (NSW seats)
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| Website | |
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The New South Wales National Party (officially known as the National Party of Australia – N.S.W. and commonly known as the NSW Nationals) is an Australian political party in New South Wales which forms the state branch of the federal National Party.
The party has generally been the junior partner in a centre-right Coalition with the NSW branch of the Liberal Party of Australia. Since 1927, the Nationals have been in Coalition with the Liberals and their predecessors, the Nationalist Party of Australia (1927–1931), the United Australia Party (1931–1943), and the Democratic Party (1943–1945). During periods of conservative government, the leader of the Nationals also serves as Deputy Premier of New South Wales. When the conservatives are in opposition, the Liberal and National parties usually form a joint opposition bench. New South Wales is the only state where the Coalition has never been broken, and yet has not merged into a unified non-Labor party.