Democratic Party, resigned on 26 July 1944, paving the way for a LDP-Democratic merger again. In August 1944, the LDP initially agreed to merge with the Democratic Party and the new party to be known as the United Democratic Party. However, two days after federal UAP leader Robert Menzies announced that he was planning to set up a new "political movement with a Liberal policy" at an October conference, negotiations between LDP and Democratic Party broke down and the party merger did not take place. With the formation of the Liberal Party of Australia by Menzies, on 16 January 1945, the LDP was dissolved and replaced by the Liberal Party's New South Wales division. White remained a disruptive element within the Liberal Party and contested the seat of Warringah against the party's endorsed candidate at the 1954 federal election. In his old age, White would claim that he, rather than Menzies, had been the founder of the Liberal Party. See also 1943 Australian federal election 1944 New South Wales state election United Australia Party Democratic Party (1943) - a similar but separate party to the Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division) - successor to the Liberal Democratic Party References Defunct political parties in New South Wales Liberal Party of Australia Political parties disestablished in 1944 Political parties established in 1943 1943 establishments in Australia 1944 disestablishments in Australia