Our history:

On Friday 30th May, 2008 an Agreement In Principle between the Queensland Nationals and Queensland Liberals was made on arrangements to take forward to the membership of each Party a proposition that would see the merger of both parties into a single united non-Labor force in Queensland – the LNP.

Under the Agreement in Principle, a timeframe was developed so as to allow members of both organisations to consider both the Agreement In Principle as well as a Draft Constitution for the LNP.

Key steps in the process to date:

A plebiscite of all members of both Party’s was conducted. A resounding 96% of National and 86% of Liberal Party members participating in the plebiscite voted in favour of the proposed merger. The Agreement In Principle and Draft Constitution was submitted to the Queensland Liberals Combined Constitutional and Special Convention held on the 26/27 July 2008 by the Liberal Party State Council.

The Agreement In Principle and Draft Constitution was submitted to the Queensland Nationals Special Conference on the 26/27 July 2008 by the Queensland National’s Management Committee and Central Council.

On Saturday the 26th July, 2008 the LNP came into existence.

At these separate Conferences and Conventions each Party met initially with its own delegates selected in accordance with their existing Constitutions and voted on whether to adopt the new Constitution – and thereby merge the existing Parties into the LNP.

When it was resolved by the membership of both Parties to accept the Draft Constitution and Agreement In Principle the delegates of both Parties joined together at the inaugural Conference of the LNP to elect a President and Vice President for 2008/09 year and debate key policy issues and launch the LNP.

The way ahead:

Having been created the LNP sought and recieved endorsement from both the Federal National and Liberal Party Executives as well as registration with the Electoral Commission.


Queenslanders consistently say they need:   

• Government that is open and honest;
• Government that has plans for the future, not just for the next five years but for the next 50 years;
• Government that is caring and empathetic;
• Government that is in touch and understands what life is like for Queensland families;
• Government that builds for the future today, not just talks about it;
• Government that knows how to handle the purse strings; and
• Government that governs for ALL Queenslanders.

And that is what the LNP strives to deliver.