However, the party was associated with the Queensland National Party-supported "Joh for Canberra" campaign.

[1] After the 1987 election, the party was represented in the Assembly by Ian Tuxworth, the former Chief Minister and CLP leader.

However, a redistribution ahead of the 1990 election erased Tuxworth's majority in Barkly and abolished Flynn altogether.

Tuxworth tried to transfer to the new seat of Goyder, but lost to the CLP's Terry McCarthy.

Floreani tried to transfer to Araluen, but was heavily defeated by CLP incumbent Eric Poole.