1944 Queensland state election to contest the 1943 federal election, whilst William Deacon had died. One of the former United Australia Party members, Louis Luckins (Maree), did not join the QPP originally and retained his seat in 1944 as an independent. Apart from the above, numerous independent candidates contested with a range of banners, including Democrat, Christian Socialist, Servicemen's Association, People's Party and Independent Country Party, none of them achieving more than a few hundred votes. Fred Paterson was elected in Bowen, the only member of the Communist Party of Australia to be elected to an Australian parliament. The election saw a swing away
Meri (political party) members of the Black Panthers to form the Left Camp of Israel. The new party won two seats, which were rotated between five party members, including Avnery. However, they failed to win any seats in the 1981 elections and did not reappear in the Knesset. Meri (political party) Meri (, an acronym for "Mahaneh Radikali Yisraeli" (Hebrew: ), lit. "Israeli Radical Camp") was a small radical left-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in the 1960s as HaOlam HaZeh – Koah Hadash by Uri Avnery, editor of "HaOlam HaZeh". The party was founded by Uri Avnery, editor and owner