Blackburn-Mutton Labor Party Blackburn and Mutton Labor Party Inc. | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary | Harold Nicholls[1] |
| Founders | Doris Blackburn Charlie Mutton |
| Founded | 26 June 1947; 78 years ago (26 June 1947) |
| Dissolved | 9 October 1950; 75 years ago (9 October 1950) |
| Split from | Australian Labor Party |
| Preceded by | Blackburn and Mutton Labor Supporters' Committee[2] |
| Merged into | Progressive Labor Party |
| House of Representatives | 1 / 75 (1947−1949) |
| Victorian Legislative Assembly | 1 / 65 (1947−1950) |
TheBlackburn-Mutton Labor Party (BMLP), also known as theBlackburn and Mutton Labor Party,Blackburn-Mutton Group and alternatively speltLabour, was anAustralian political party.
The party was formed in June 1947 byDoris Blackburn, the member forBourke in theHouse of Representatives, andCharlie Mutton, the member forCoburg in theVictorian Legislative Assembly. It was created as a guarantee company so that both MPs could keep describing themselves as "Independent Labor" after theAustralian Labor Party attempted to restrict the use of the word "Labor".[3][4]
Mutton was re-elected in Coburg for the BMLP in1947 and1950.
At the1949 federal election, Bourke was abolished as a seat and Blackburn contested the newdivision of Wills. She had 20.6% of the vote, but was unsuccessful.[5]
Daniel Healy contested the1949 Brunswick state by-election for the party, receiving 19.8% of the vote.[6]
In October 1950, the BMLP merged into the newProgressive Labor Party.[7][8]
The possibilities of new Wills has attracted from Bourke (now spelled Burke) - Mrs. Blackburn, Independent or Blackburn-Mutton Labor.
A member of the organisation claims that the new party had already absorbed the Blackburn-Mutton group in Coburg, and was now forming new branches.
