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Smokers' Rights Party
The Smokers' Rights Party was a registered political party in Australia from 2013 until September 2017. The party was created in order to feed preferences to David Leyonhjelm of the Liberal Democratic Party. With the abolition of group voting tickets in 2016, the Smokers' Rights Party was no longer able to act as a preference feeder, and published a statement recommending that supporters vote for Leyonhjelm in the Senate. It was formally deregistered in September 2017. The Smokers' Rights Party states that it does not receive funding from the tobacco industry. Despite this, the Liberal Democrats do, having received at least $35000 from Philip Morris in the 2013-2014 financial year. Smokers Rights fielded only one candidate in the 2016 federal election. This was Joaquim De Lima as a candidate for the Division of Fowler in the House of Representatives. De Lima had previously run as a candidate for the Outdoor Recreation Party ( NSW 2011 for Penrith, 2013 Senate NSW, 2014 sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2SER
2SER is a community radio station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, broadcasting on the frequency 107.3 FM and is a member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. The station is largely self-supporting, relying upon revenue raised through programming, sponsorship, fund-raising events and membership. Their studios are located in Ultimo and Macquarie, Sydney. The station has a metro-wide licence and broadcasts a mix of programming styles - specialist music, general magazine and specialist talks. It currently broadcasts 15 talks shows covering topics such as science, current affairs, health, conservation, publishing, gay culture and theatre. 2SER is also one of few media outlets that has a special program for prisoners, Jailbreak. The station helped launch the broadcasting careers of Julie McCrossin, Robbie Buck, Helen Razer, Eleanor Hall, Fenella Kernebone, Steve Ahern and Jonathan Harley - all of whom started out on the station as volunteers. History O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outdoor Recreation Party
The Outdoor Recreation Party (ORP) was a minor political party originating in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. It professed to represent the outdoor community and interests such as cycling, bushwalking, camping, kayaking, 4WD motoring, skiing, fishing and shooting. It was formally allied with the Liberal Democratic Party. History In 1996 Glenn Druery was instrumental in the formation of the ORP in New South Wales, with Malcolm Jones as president. In 1997, ORP contested the Sutherland by-election, in which Druery received 780 primary votes or 2.13% of the total vote. At the 1999 NSW general election, Druery formulated a strategy by means of which preference votes could be harvested from a large number of small political parties. He negotiated for independent and selected minor-party candidates to adhere to his calculated preference-swapping arrangements. As a result, three minor party candidates were elected to the upper house with very low primary votes, including Malcol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Political Parties In Australia
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List Of Political Parties In Australia
The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, 16 of the 151 members of the lower house (Members of Parliament, or MPs) are not members of major parties, as are 17 of the 76 members of the upper house (senators). The Parliament of Australia has a number of distinctive features including compulsory voting, with full- preference instant-runoff voting in single-member seats to elect the lower house, the Australian House of Representatives, and the use of the single transferable vote to elect the upper house, the Australian Senate. Other parties tend to perform better in the upper houses of the various federal and state parliaments since these typically use a form of proportional representation, except for in Tasmania where the lower house is proportionally elected and the upper house is made up of single member districts. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIN Party
The WIN Party was a small political party in New Zealand. It was founded by a group of publicans and bar-owners who objected to the government's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, introduced in December 2004. WIN's slogan was "Freedom of Choice", and the party said that it was fighting a growing trend in which "the average Kiwi ... is being told more and more what they can and can't do". According to the party's leaders, opposition to the smoking ban was the party's primary campaign plank, but other related issues were also given attention. WIN's leader was John van Buren, a publican from the Banks Peninsula area. Geoff Mulvihill, a publican from Timaru, was the deputy leader. Both van Buren and Mulvihill have been accused by the Ministry of Health of not enforcing the smoking ban, as required by law. Mulvihill is known for supporting freedom of choice for his patrons, having once lost his liquor licence for operating around the clock prior to the legislation of 24-hour tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Results Of The Australian Federal Election, 2010 (New South Wales)
This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 2010 federal election in the state of New South Wales. This election was held using instant-runoff voting. At this election, there were three "turn-overs" in New South Wales. Labor won the seats of Banks, Reid and Robertson despite the Liberals finishing first. Overall Results by division Banks Barton Bennelong Berowra Blaxland , - , , , style="text-align:left;", Communist League , style="text-align:left;", Ronald Poulsen , style="text-align:right;", 288 , style="text-align:right;", 0.39 , style="text-align:right;", +0.39 , - Bradfield Calare Charlton Chifley Cook Cowper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candidates Of The New South Wales State Election, 2015
This article provides details on candidates for the 2015 New South Wales state election, held on 28 March 2015. Retiring members Labor *Richard Amery MLA ( Mount Druitt) — announced 11 August 2014 * Cherie Burton MLA (Kogarah) — announced 6 November 2013 * Barry Collier MLA ( Miranda) — announced 17 October 2014 * Robert Furolo MLA ( Lakemba) — announced 8 August 2014 * Andrew McDonald MLA (Macquarie Fields) — announced 18 September 2014 * Barbara Perry MP (Auburn) — announced 7 January 2015 * Nathan Rees MLA ( Toongabbie) — announced 28 March 2014 *Carmel Tebbutt MLA (Marrickville) — announced 3 November 2013 *Amanda Fazio MLC — announced 30 June 2014 Liberal *Barry O'Farrell MLA (Ku-ring-gai) — announced 24 November 2014 * Robyn Parker MLA ( Maitland) — announced 16 October 2014 * Greg Smith MLA (Epping) — announced 16 July 2014 * Charlie Lynn MLC — announced 2014 National * Don Page MLA ( Ballina) — announced 22 April 2014 * George Souris MLA (Uppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Senate Special Election In Western Australia, 2014
On 5 April 2014, an Australian Senate special election in Western Australia was held. The special election was held six months after the 2013 Australian federal election. The result of that 2013 election for the Australian Senate in Western Australia was voided on 20 February 2014 by the High Court of Australia, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns, because 1,375 ballot papers were lost during an official recount in November 2013. The High Court ruled that because the number of lost ballots exceeded the margin for the two remaining Senate seats, the only acceptable remedy was to void the results and hold a special election. Following the election on 5 April, preferences were distributed on 29 April 2014 according to the group voting ticket voting system used at that time. The outcome was 3 senators from the Liberal Party of Australia, 1 from the Australian Labor Party, 1 from the Australia Greens and 1 from the Palmer United Party. Compared to the November 2013 result, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Results For The Australian Federal Election, 2013 (Senate)
The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 2013 Australian federal election. Following a dispute of the results, the Western Australian results were declared void. The Western Australian senators were elected at the 2014 special election in Western Australia. New senators took their places from 1 July 2014. This gave a Senate with the Coalition government on 33 seats, the Australian Labor Party opposition on 25 seats, and a record crossbench of 18: ten Australian Greens, three Palmer United, and single seats to David Leyonhjelm of the Liberal Democratic Party, Bob Day of the Family First Party, Ricky Muir of the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party, John Madigan of the Democratic Labour Party and Nick Xenophon. __TOC__ Australia This table includes votes and percentage from the 2013 election and the seat allocation is based on the void election in Western Australia. The 2014 Australian Senate special election in Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candidates Of The New South Wales State Election, 2011
This article provides details on candidates for the 2011 New South Wales state election, which was held on 26 March 2011. Retiring Members Labor * Marie Andrews MLA (Gosford) * John Aquilina MLA ( Riverstone) * Diane Beamer MLA (Mulgoa) * David Campbell MLA ( Keira) * Barry Collier MLA ( Miranda) * Angela D'Amore MLA (Drummoyne) * Tanya Gadiel MLA ( Parramatta) * Paul Gibson MLA ( Blacktown) * Kerry Hickey MLA ( Cessnock) * Phil Koperberg MLA ( Blue Mountains) * Gerard Martin MLA ( Bathurst) * Grant McBride MLA ( The Entrance) * Lylea McMahon MLA (Shellharbour) * Alison Megarrity MLA ( Menai) * Frank Sartor MLA ( Rockdale) * Tony Stewart MLA ( Bankstown) * Joe Tripodi MLA ( Fairfield) * Graham West MLA ( Campbelltown) * Tony Catanzariti MLC * Kayee Griffin MLC * Christine Robertson MLC * Ian West MLC Liberal * Peter Debnam MLA (Vaucluse) * Judy Hopwood MLA ( Hornsby) * Malcolm Kerr MLA ( Cronulla) * Wayne Merton MLA (Baulkham Hills) * Michael Richardson MLA ( Castle Hill) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian House Of Representatives
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Australian Senate, Senate. Its composition and powers are established in Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia. The term of members of the House of Representatives is a maximum of three years from the date of the first sitting of the House, but on only 1910 Australian federal election, one occasion since Federation has the maximum term been reached. The House is almost always dissolved earlier, usually alone but sometimes in a double dissolution of both Houses. Elections for members of the House of Representatives are often held in conjunction with those for the Senate. A member of the House may be referred to as a "Member of Parliament" ("MP" or "Member"), while a member of the Senate is usually referred to as a "Senator". The government of the day and by extension the prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister must achieve and maintain the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-issue Politics
Single-issue politics involves political campaigning or political support based on one essential policy area or idea. Political expression One weakness of such an approach is that effective political parties are usually coalitions of factions or advocacy groups. Bringing together political forces based on a single intellectual or cultural common denominator can be unrealistic; though there may be considerable public opinion on one side of an argument, it does not necessarily follow that mobilizing under that one banner will bring results. A defining issue may indeed come to dominate one particular electoral campaign, sufficiently to swing the result. Imposing such an issue may well be what single-issue politics concern; but for the most part success is rather limited, and electorates choose governments for reasons with a broader base. Single-issue politics may express itself through the formation of a single-issue party, an approach that tends to be more successful in parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
