Australian Christians

For other uses, see Christianity in Australia and Category:Australian Christians.
Australian Christians
Leader Ray Moran
President Dwight Randall
Founded 2011
Headquarters 64 Canning Highway
Victoria Park WA 6100
Ideology Social conservatism
Website
http://australianchristians.com.au

The Australian Christians is a political party in Australia founded in 2011. Registered with the Australian Electoral Commission on 15 December 2011,[1] they aim to represent Christian values, appealing to the 2.7 million voters who go to church at least once a month.[2] It was formed when the Victorian and Western Australian branches of the Christian Democratic Party (CDP) voted to form a new party. The party has endorsed senate candidates in Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania and plans to expand into South Australia and Queensland.[3] The party has decided not to operate in New South Wales, where the CDP has two seats in the Legislative Council.[4]

The party contested the 2012 Melbourne state by-election on July 21, and received about 1 percent of the vote.

The party contested the Western Australian state election on 9 March 2013, and received 1.95% of the vote.[5]

The party has been involved in Glenn Druery's Minor Party Alliance.[6][7]

Australian Christians fielded senate candidates for Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland and a total of eighteen candidates for seats in the House of Representatives across Victoria and Western Australia in the 2016 federal election.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Application for registration approved - Australian Christians".
  2. ↑ "About - Australian Christians".
  3. ↑ "CDP - Australian Christians". Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  4. ↑ "NSW - Australian Christians". Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Legislative Council - Results by Party". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  6. ↑ Bitter dispute erupts over Senate preferences in Queensland: ABC 5 September 2013
  7. ↑ Alliance of micro parties boosts odds for likes of One Nation or Shooters and Fishers gaining Senate spot through preferences: Daily Telegraph 5 September 2013
  8. ↑ "Candidates for the 2016 federal election". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

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