The Democratic Party was a minor Australia

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n political party that operated in New South Wales

New South Wales

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 in the early 1920s. It represented the Roman Catholic

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 minority, and was formed by Patrick Cleary, leader of the New South Wales Catholic Federation. The party contested the 1920 state election unsuccessfully, but in 1922 had its only ever electoral success, with Cyril Fallon being elected as one of the five members for Eastern Suburbs

Electoral district of Eastern Suburbs

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. Although generally supporting Labor

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, Fallon acted as a virtual independent

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and the party soon dissolved; Fallon stood as an Independent Catholic in 1925.