Something to think about - Part Two

The Liberal Party of Australia founded by Robert Gordon Menzies in 1944-45 might have been able to govern in its own right at federal level only about 9 times in its history - at the other 23 federal elections it has always needed the support of its Coalition partner the National Party of Australia (formerly the National Country Party and before that the Country Party) to form a federal government.

Right now the National Party only has 21 members remaining in the 45th Australian Parliament -16 sitting MPs and 5 senators.

As it is a majority in the House of Representatives which allows a political party or parties to form government the Liberal Party is particularly vulnerable right now.

Not only is it a current minority government even with National Party's sixeen MPs, but come the May 2019 polling day at least two sitting Nationals MPs won't be standing for re-election and neither will at least 5 Liberal MPs.

So if the #NotTheNats push in rural & regional Australia was to really take off over the next nine weeks disillusioned voters might just take the National Party down in the Lower House in May 2019.

Losing even half their number in the House of Representatives could sink them to minor party status for decades to come.

Leaving the Liberal Party of Australia out in the cold.

Background

14 Nationals sitting in the House of Representatives who are recontesting their seat in May 2019:

Darren Chester, MP for Gippsland (Vic)
George Christensen, MP for Dawson (Qld)
Mark Coulton, MP for Parkes (NSW)
Damien Drum, MP for Murray (Vic)
Andrew Gee, MP for Calare (NSW)
David Gillespie, MP for Lyne (NSW)
Kevin Hogan, MP for Page (NSW)
Barnaby Joyce, MP for New England (NSW)
Michelle Landry, MP for Capricornia (Qld)
David Littleproud, MP for Maranoa (Qld)
Michael McCormack, MP for Riverina (NSW)
Llew O'Brien, MP for Wide Bay (Qld)
Ken O'Dowd, MP for Flynn (Qld)
Keith Pitt, MP for Hinkler (Qld)