▁the ▁dict ates ▁of ▁[...] ▁a ▁party ▁Senate ▁leader ". ▁On ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Charles ▁Hard y ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Car roll ' s ▁replacement ▁and ▁began ▁using ▁the ▁title ▁" L ead er ▁of ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ". ▁This ▁usage ▁was ▁disput ed ▁by ▁Car roll ▁and ▁Bert ie ▁John ston , ▁but ▁a ▁subsequent ▁party ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁confirmed ▁Hard y ' s ▁position . ▁However , ▁after ▁Hard y ' s ▁term ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁( due ▁to ▁his ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁election ), ▁the ▁party ▁did ▁not ▁elect ▁another ▁Senate ▁leader ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁– ▁apparently ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁sen ators . ▁ ▁Current ▁state ▁and ▁territory ▁leaders ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁party ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁federal ▁or ▁state ▁representation ▁in ▁Tas mania ▁or ▁South ▁Australia , ▁though ▁the ▁Tas man ian ▁and ▁South ▁Australian ▁branches ▁last ▁cont ested ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Australian ▁federal ▁election . ▁The ▁National ▁Party ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁branch ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁Past ▁Prem iers ▁ ▁Queensland ▁ ▁Victoria ▁ ▁Don ors ▁▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 ▁financial ▁year , ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁dis closed ▁don ors ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁were : ▁Man ild ra ▁Group ▁($ 1 8 2 , 0 0 0 ), ▁O gn is ▁P ty