In 1939 and 1940 Gallagher led a drive promoting the merger of the two parties.

A joint central committee meeting was held on June 23, which confirmed the merger of the two parties.

David Steel proposed a merger of the two parties in following the 1987 general election.

Following a merger of the Unionist parties in 1912 he became a Conservative.

Over the course of the following year, Orchard led an unsuccessful legal challenge to the merger of the two parties.

A merger of the two parties failed however.

The Fiji Sun reported the following day that a "merger" of the two parties was being considered.

The idea of a merger of the parties was strongly resisted by the Liberal leadership.

The merger of the two parties was not uncomplicated.

Agreement on the merger of the federal parties was agreed in October 2008.