The Australian Voice Party (AVP) was a

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. It was registered with the

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on 2 July 2013 and deregistered on 23 July 2015, although its website remains online as of November 2024.

History

The AVP endorsed candidates in

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

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Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

and

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

at the

2013 federal election The 2013 Australian federal election to elect the members of the 44th Parliament of Australia took place on Saturday, 7 September 2013. The centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition led by Opposition leader Tony Abbott of the Liberal ...

. The party also contested the 2014 special Senate election in Western Australia, receiving 0.08% of the vote. Following the 2013 election, the party elected a new leadership team, with Jamie Cavanough as president and Bevan Collingwood as national secretary. Cavanough resigned as president and from the party on 28 February 2015. The AVP was deregistered by the AEC on 23 July 2015 after failing to provide it had the 500 members required for registration. It was not re-registered in time for the 2016 federal election. In 2018, the party elected a new leadership team for the 2019 federal election, with Rick Boskma as president. However, it ultimately did not contest the election. As of November 2024, the AVP website remains online.

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External links

Party website
Defunct political parties in Australia Political parties established in 2013 2013 establishments in Australia