The Child Protection Party is a minor
political party in
Australia
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. The party is currently only registered in
South Australia. led by Tony Tonkin. Its platform is based around
child protection.
The CPP unsuccessfully ran 2 upper house candidates at the
2018 state election with around 1.5% of the statewide vote.
The party unsuccessfully ran 1 lower house candidate in
2019 federal election. It was deregistered by the
AEC on 30 June 2021.
At the
2022 Victorian state election
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, the party endorsed
independent candidate Eric Koelmeyer in the seat of Bundoora, as they are not registered with the
Victorian Electoral Commission.
References
External links
Child Protection Party official website
Defunct political parties in South Australia
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