Well Done Conservatives

[Aloysius]

 

Membership numbers of political parties has been declining for some time, even in the dear old LNP ranks...

 



 

JSmith 

 

Some relevant data:

 

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-02/be...em/4449896

 

 

<p style="font-size:1.25em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(249,249,249);">It is a supreme irony of Australian politics in the last decade that the Australian Labor Party, the original mass-party which peaked at 400,000 members in the 1940s, has struggled more than most with declining membership.

<p style="font-size:1.25em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(249,249,249);">Following Gillard's call, the ALP reputedly grew to 44,000 in 2012. It is stellar growth in percentage terms, but still leaves the ALP small by national, international and historical comparison.

<p style="font-size:1.25em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(249,249,249);">The Liberal Party was formed in the Australian parliament in 1944, and then consciously emulated Labor in building a branch network and mass membership to support it. The Liberal Party now dwarfs Labor with 78,000 members. The Nationals can claim 100,000.