▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Liberal ▁and ▁Country ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Tas mania ▁ ▁The ▁National s ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁inter mitt ent ▁history ▁of ▁organ ising ▁in ▁Tas mania ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁states ▁with ▁limited ▁elect oral ▁success . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁attempt ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁but ▁disag re ements ▁between ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁parties ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁latter ▁cutting ▁t ies ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁party ▁renamed ▁itself ▁the ▁Tas mania ▁Party ▁before ▁disappear ing ▁off ▁the ▁scene . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁federal ▁sen ator ▁Steve ▁Martin ▁joined ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁declared ▁he ▁would ▁seek ▁to ▁rela unch ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁National s ▁cont ested ▁Tas man ian ▁seats ▁( both ▁houses ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Australian ▁federal ▁election . ▁ ▁Victoria ▁ ▁The ▁National s ▁were ▁st ung ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁when ▁their ▁only ▁Victor ian ▁sen ator , ▁Julian ▁McG aur an , ▁defect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Liber als ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁serious ▁r ift ▁between ▁the ▁National s ▁and ▁the ▁Liber als . ▁Several ▁comment ators ▁believed ▁that ▁changing ▁dem ograph ics ▁and ▁unf av ou rable ▁preference ▁de als ▁would ▁demol ish ▁the ▁National s ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁election ▁that ▁year , ▁but ▁they ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁enjoy ▁considerable ▁success ▁by ▁winning ▁two ▁extra ▁lower ▁house ▁seats . ▁The ▁National s ▁were ▁in ▁a ▁coal ition ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁Liber als