form in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and NSW. 1920: These farmers parties join and form the Australian Country Party. 1932: South Australian branch merges with the Liberal Federation to become the Liberal and Country League. 1963: The Country Party's South Australian branch splits, the LCL losing Country Party affiliation. 1974: NT branch disaffiliates and merges with the NT branch of the Liberal Party of Australia (Liberals) to form the Country Liberal Party 1975: Country Party changes name to National Country Party (NCP). 1979: Country Liberal Party affiliates with NCP (also with the Liberals). 1982: NCP changes name to National Party of Australia (NPA). From Australian Liberal Union to Liberal Party of Australia in South Australia ?: Australian Liberal Union (ALU) ?: ALU affiliates with the Free Trade Party (later known as the Anti-Socialist Party) 1908: ALU affiliates with the Commonwealth Liberal Party as the Anti-Socialist Party merges to form it. 1917: Liberal Federation formed by merging the South Australian Liberal Union with the SA part of the new Nationalist Party of Australia. The Federation affiliates with the Nationalists. 1932: The Liberal Federation merges with the South Australian branch of the Country Party to form the Liberal and Country League (LCL). ?: The LCL affiliates with the Country Party. ?: The LCL affiliates with the United Australia Party (UAP). 1944: The LCL loses UAP affiliation with its end, and takes up affiliation with its successor the Liberal Party of Australia. 1963: The Country Party's South Australian branch splits, the LCL losing Country Party affiliation. 1974: LCL renames to Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division). From Liberal Party of Australia dissidents to Australian Democrats 1966: The Liberal Reform Group seceded from the conservative Liberal Party of Australia. 1969: The Group is renamed Liberal Reform Movement, then Australia Party later that year. 1973: The Liberal Movement secedes from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia. 1976: The Liberal Movement rejoins the South Australian Liberal Party, but a minority do not rejoin and form the New LM. 1977: The Australia Party and New LM join with dissident members of the Liberal Party of Australia, to form the Australian Democrats. Australian Democrats offshoots 1992: Janet Powell forms the Janet Powell Independents' Network. Dissolved in 1993. 2003: Meg Lees forms the Australian Progressive Alliance. Dissolved in 2005. From Country Party and Liberal Party of Australia dissidents to Country Liberal Party 1974: The NT branches