▁of ▁the ▁property ▁development ▁bo om ▁that ▁the ▁B jel ke - P eters en ▁government ▁act ively ▁fost ered , ▁working ▁in ▁close ▁co - operation ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁developers ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" white - sh oe ▁brig ade ". ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁and ▁minister ial ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁bro aden ▁its ▁elect oral ▁base ▁and ▁reduce ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁its ▁coal ition ▁partner , ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁renamed ▁itself ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁it ▁began ▁a ▁concert ed ▁effort ▁to ▁re take ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast . ▁The ▁area ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁National ▁strong hold ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁but ▁growing ▁urban isation ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Liber als ▁taking ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁there . ▁This ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National s ' ▁bro ader ▁strategy ▁of ▁contest ing ▁seats ▁in ▁urban ised ▁areas ▁outside ▁of ▁its ▁rural ▁heart land . ▁As ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁this , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Bor b idge ▁cont ested ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Sur fers ▁Parad ise ▁from ▁sitting ▁Liberal ▁member ▁Bruce ▁Bishop , ▁who ▁had ▁alleg ed ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁property ▁development ▁by ▁the ▁B jel ke - P eters en ▁government . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁sc andal ▁of ▁the ▁extreme ▁cor ruption ▁revealed ▁by ▁the ▁Fitz ger