 Following the election, the LDU merged with the two independent conservative parties – the Australasian National League (ANL, formerly National Defence League (NDL)) and the Farmers and Producers Political Union (FPPU) – to become the Liberal Union (LU).The parties readily approved the merger, however, the LDU which salvaged the fewest of their principles from the merger were more hesitant.Peake persuaded a party conference that 'the day of the middle party is passed', and approved the merger by just one vote.