The Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party (RDSD), also known as Sack Dan Andrews Restore Democracy, was an

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founded in 2022 by

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Tosh-Jake Finnigan, over the Labor Party's so-called 'red shirts rorts' scandal. The party was formed in opposition to then-

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History

Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews was registered by the

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(VEC) as a political party on 28 October 2022, after applying for registration on 18 August 2022. On 16 November 2022,

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leader Heston Russell leaked a video to the ''

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'' of him talking to

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about a potential preference deal. In the video, Druery claims that he controls a number of minor parties and that Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews is "one of mine". Finnigan denied the allegations and said Druery had "fuck all involvement" in setting up the party. At the

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, RDSD received 0.83% of the statewide

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vote. Finnigan ran in the

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and was unsuccessful at getting elected. In January 2023, Finnigan was elected via a

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to the Colac Otway Shire Council, becoming the first openly

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councillor in the history of Victoria. The party was deregistered in December 2023, three months after Andrews resigned as premier, after it "failed to provide up to date information and documents" to the VEC.

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* {{Political parties in Victoria (Australia) 2022 establishments in Australia Political parties established in 2022 2023 disestablishments in Australia Political parties disestablished in 2023 Political parties in Victoria (state) Australian Labor Party breakaway groups