Election Results
The party stood a number of candidates in New South Wales electorates at the 1943 federal election. However, with the exception of Brigadier Denzil Macarthur-Onslow, who gained 21% of the primary vote to come second in Eden-Monaro, and Wing Commander Nigel Love, who polled 19% in Parkes, the party performed poorly. The UAP's results at the election were also poor. Its national primary vote was halved to 16% and it lost 11 of its 21 seats. As a result, the UAP was wound up and in New South Wales a number of small conservative parties were formed, including the Democratic Party and the Commonwealth Party. In the lead-up to the 1944 state elections, intense efforts were made to unify these groups and most joined the Democratic Party under the leadership of Reginald Weaver. However, agreement with White and the LDP was not possible and the party ran its own candidates at that election. The party again generated publicity disproportionate to its size and the Sydney Morning Herald commented that the Liberal Democratic Party was a mouse attempting to swallow the Democratic Party lion. The results of the election, in which the party received less than 4% of the primary vote and did not win a seat, confirmed that it was of minor political importance.
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