▁circul ated ▁a ▁confident ial ▁memor and um ▁express ing ▁his ▁wish ▁for ▁the ▁U AP ▁to ▁be ▁replaced : ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁United ▁Australia ▁Party ▁has ▁fallen ▁into ▁complete ▁dis reg ard . ▁It ▁no ▁longer ▁means ▁anything . ▁Many ▁of ▁my ▁own ▁strong est ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁my ▁own ▁elect or ate ▁decl ine ▁to ▁have ▁anything ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁Party ▁as ▁such . ▁[...] ▁To ▁establish ▁a ▁new ▁party ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁name , ▁it ▁is , ▁I ▁think , ▁essential ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁groups ▁and ▁movements ▁which ▁spr ang ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁six ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁election ▁were ▁all ▁expressions ▁of ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁the ▁existing ▁set - up . ▁[...] ▁The ▁time ▁between ▁now ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁election ▁is ▁already ▁beginning ▁to ▁run ▁out ! ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁U AP ▁was ▁fol ded ▁into ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁of ▁Australia , ▁with ▁M enz ies ▁as ▁leader . ▁The ▁new ▁party ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁former ▁U AP ▁members ; ▁with ▁few ▁exceptions , ▁the ▁U AP ▁party ▁room ▁became ▁the ▁Liberal ▁party ▁room . ▁ ▁The ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁dominant ▁centre - right ▁party ▁in ▁Australian ▁politics . ▁After ▁an ▁initial ▁loss ▁to ▁Labor ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁election , ▁M enz ies ▁led ▁the ▁new ▁non - L abor ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁and ▁Country ▁parties ▁to ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁