Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) election) party members argued for a wider franchise. Before the leadership election of 1976, all members were given a vote in an electoral college based on allocating electoral votes to constituency associations (which were then divided proportionately to the votes of the members of the association). The candidates were required to be members of the House of Commons, nominated by a quarter of the MPs. The electoral college system was only used once, when David Steel was elected leader. Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was formally established in 1859 and existed until merging with the Social
Liberal–National party merger have worked in coalition on multiple occasions. Additionally, the Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory has been affiliated with both parties since its formation, and in July 2008 the National Party of Australia – Queensland and Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division) merged to become the Liberal National Party of Queensland. In Queensland, the only state where the Nationals were the dominant coalition partner in state politics after Springborg's re-election as party leader, support emerged — especially on the National side — for a merger of coalition parties to address the declining National (rural) vote and Labor domination of