Alston elected 連邦の 自由主義の 大統領，／社長
Former Howard 政府 大臣 Richard Alston has been elected 国家の 大統領，／社長 of the 自由主義の Party.
His only 競争 in the race was NSW mortgage 仲買人 and party 無所属の政治家 John Ruddick, who was 押し進めるing for greater grassroots 参加 for members 含むing a say in the preselection of 上院 候補者s.
"The 自由主義の Party should be a 僕主主義 in a 僕主主義," Mr Ruddick told 委任する／代表s at the party's 連邦の 会議 in Melbourne on Friday evening.
Mr Alston 指名するd 持続するing the party's strong 財政上の standing, building up 会員の地位 and winning the next 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of 明言する／公表する 選挙s as his 重要な goals.
A total of 112 委任する／代表s 投票（する）d in the 投票（する）.
去っていく／社交的な 大統領，／社長 Alan Stockdale 配達するd a 別れの（言葉，会） 演説（する）／住所 calling on the party to change its fundraising 焦点（を合わせる） to attracting a high 容積／容量 of small 寄付s.
He 勧めるd the party to 増加する women's 参加 and 新採用する more 女性（の） 候補者s.
However, he did not believe 割当s were necessary.
Mr Stockdale said the party should consider 法人組織の／企業の 会員の地位s.
The 名誉として与えられる treasurer Philip Higginson lamented that the party did not have the same "rivers of gold" that Labor had with the union movement.
But the party had raised $20 million more in 2012-13 compared to the previous 財政上の year's 成果／努力 of $55 million.
The numbers were still 存在 crunched and audited for this 財政上の year which ends in a few days.
However, he flagged it would be another "重要な high 業績／成就".
That would mean three years of fundraising 記録，記録的な／記録するs, he said.
The party elected four 副／悪徳行為 大統領，／社長s - Rosemary Craddock, Karl Morris, 妖精／密着させる Duda and Tom Harley.
