United Australia Party – Victoria
United Australia Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | UAP |
| Leader | Sir Stanley Argyle (1931–40) Thomas Hollway (1940–45) |
| Deputy Leader | Ian Macfarlan (1931–32; 1934–35) Robert Menzies (1932–34) Wilfrid Kent Hughes (1935–40) Thomas Hollway (1940) |
| Founded | 15 September 1931 |
| Dissolved | 5 March 1945 |
| Preceded by | Nationalist Party |
| Succeeded by | Liberal Party |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | United Australia Party |
| Legislative Assembly | 31 / 65 (1932–1935) |
| Legislative Council | 23 / 34 (1932–1934) |
The United Australia Party (UAP) was the state branch of the national United Australia Party in Victoria. The party led the state government under Sir Stanley Argyle between 1932 and 1935, but spent most of its existence in opposition to the Country Party.
In September 1943, the party entered into a coalition government with the Country Party. The national UAP began to demise in the 1940s, and the UAP's state parliamentary members joined the newly-formed Liberal Party in March 1945.