▁to ▁Australia ' s ▁economic ▁crisis . ▁ ▁Though ▁it ▁was ▁basically ▁an ▁upper - ▁and ▁middle - class ▁conserv ative ▁party , ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁ex - L abor ▁MP s ▁with ▁working - class ▁background s ▁allowed ▁the ▁party ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁convin cing ▁image ▁of ▁national ▁unity ▁trans c ending ▁class ▁bar riers . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁especially ▁true ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁leader , ▁Ly ons . ▁ ▁Indeed , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁merged ▁party ' s ▁leader ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁elect or ally ▁appe aling ▁than ▁the ▁al o of ▁L ath am , ▁and ▁was ▁thus ▁better ▁su ited ▁to ▁win ▁over ▁traditional ▁Labor ▁supp or ters ▁to ▁the ▁U AP . ▁ ▁Its ▁s log an ▁was ▁" All ▁for ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁Empire ". ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁split , ▁this ▁time ▁of ▁left - wing ▁NS W ▁Labor ▁MP s ▁who ▁supported ▁the ▁un orth odox ▁economic ▁policies ▁of ▁NS W ▁Premier ▁Jack ▁Lang , ▁cost ▁the ▁Sc ull in ▁government ▁its ▁parliament ary ▁majority . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Lang ▁Labor ▁diss idents ▁broke ▁with ▁the ▁Sc ull in ▁government ▁and ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁U AP ▁opposition ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁no - conf idence ▁motion , ▁forcing ▁an ▁early ▁election . ▁ ▁Ly ons ▁Government ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party ▁split ▁between ▁Sc ull in ' s ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁Lang ites , ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁popular ▁leader ▁( L y