The Australian Labor Party split of 1916 occurred following severe disagreement within the Australian Labor Party over the issue of proposed World War I conscription in Australia.
In the wake of the referendum defeat, the caucus moved to expel Hughes on 14 November; instead, he and 23 supporters resigned and formed the National Labor Party.
In Queensland there was no significant split at all, with the state Labor Party having experienced the loss of many early members a decade earlier when William Kidston led a breakaway group out in 1907.
[2] During the war Premier T. J. Ryan made strong efforts to minimise losses.
However, in October 1919 Adamson was part of the formation of a National Labor Party for ex-Labor supporters that used the name.