▁set ▁up ▁within ▁trade ▁un ions ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Australia . ▁ ▁After ▁Labor ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁federal ▁election , ▁the ▁federal ▁Le ader , ▁Dr ▁H . ▁V . ▁Ev att , ▁public ly ▁bl amed ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Branch ▁and ▁Sant am aria ' s ▁" M ov ement " ▁for ▁the ▁defeat , ▁causing ▁a ▁split ▁in ▁the ▁Branch ▁between ▁pro - ▁and ▁anti - E v att ▁fa ctions ▁which ▁eventually ▁split ▁the ▁whole ▁party . ▁Mc Man us ▁along ▁with ▁hundreds ▁of ▁other ▁" Group ers " ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁A LP . ▁They ▁formed ▁the ▁Australian ▁Labor ▁Party ▁( Ant i - Comm un ist ) ▁( AL P - AC ), ▁which ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Labor ▁Party ▁( D LP ). ▁ ▁Mc Man us ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁federal ▁election ▁as ▁an ▁A LP ▁( Ant i - Comm un ist ) ▁candidate , ▁whose ▁ticket ▁pol led ▁ 1 7 . 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁but ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁election , ▁campaign ing ▁on ▁the ▁s log an ▁" V ote ▁Mac ▁Back ", ▁he ▁pol led ▁ 1 9 . 1