 In December 1965, the Australian Country Party Federal Council unanimously approved the South Australian party's affiliation with the federal party.At the 1973 election, the revived party won a seat for the first time in Flinders, and finished second after preferences in five more LCL seats − Rocky River, Mallee, Alexandra, Goyder and Victoria.The SA Nationals aligned themselves with the "Joh for Canberra" movement at the 1987 federal election.