The Liberals lost a massive 14 seats; 11 to Labor (including one at a 1994 by-election), one to the Nationals, and two to conservative independents.

In the view of many Republicans, that could leave conservative independents open to considering a strong Republican.

Kerin looked set to return as premier due to the support of a number of conservative independents for the Liberal Party.

You have the Republican Party attempting to use this as a means to pull independents or conservative independents to their policies, to their agenda.

My efforts helped to broaden my political base, garnering support from Republicans and conservative independents who had never voted for me before.

A confessional cabinet was formed led by the anti-revolutionary Æneas Baron Mackay: it combined anti-revolutionary and Catholic ministers, joined by two conservative independents.

Governor Bush embodies many of the qualities the largely centrist, fiscally conservative independents are looking for in a president.

The balance of power was held by 13 mostly conservative independents.

Not surprisingly, perhaps, self-described liberal independents tended to vote Democratic, and self-described conservative independents to vote Republican.

The election saw him and two other conservative independents holding the balance of power in the Olsen Liberal minority government.