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For the modern Liberal Party of Australia, see Liberal Party of Australia
The Commonwealth Liberal Party (CLP, also known as The Fusion, or the
Deakinite Liberal Party) was a political movement active in Australia from
1909 to 1911, shortly after federation.
In 1909 Alfred Deakin, the leader of the Protectionist Party merged with
the Free Trade Party of George Reid to form the CLP on a shared platform of
opposing the Australian Labor Party. It was defeated by Labor at its first
election held in 1910.
In September 1911, the CLP merged with the rural People's Party to form
the People's Liberal Party (PLP).
Under a new leader, Joseph Cook, the newly merged party defeated Labor in
1913 by a single seat, but in 1914 Cook called early elections and was
defeated. In 1916 the People's Liberal Party merged with the National Labor
Party, c
