Australian Family Party
Australian Family Party | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Bob Day |
| Founded | 28 October 2020 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Website | |
| australianfamilyparty.org.au | |
The Australian Family Party is a right-wing political party that has been registered in South Australia since 2021. It was founded by Bob Day, who served in the Australian Senate from 2014 until 2016 as a member of Family First. At the 2022 state election, it fielded six candidates in the lower house, winning 0.28% of the vote, and two candidates in the upper house, winning 0.86% of the vote.
Bob Day launched the party on 28 October 2020 to "counter the insidious influence of the Greens and the disappointment of the major parties".[1][2] The party was registered by the Electoral Commission of South Australia on 11 November 2021.[3] The party has campaigned in favour of the abolition of labour law,[4] increased military self-reliance,[5] federalism,[6] closer ties with Israel,[7] nuclear power,[8] increased regulation of foreign ownership of farming land,[9] decreased government spending,[10] small government, a flat tax system,[11] and free trade.[12] It has also campaigned against renewable energy,[13] vaccine mandates,[14] pornography, abortion, surrogacy, euthanasia, prostitution, human cloning, stem cell research,[15] and same-sex marriage.[16]
Electoral performance
House of Assembly
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bob Day | 3,043 | 0.3 | 0 / 47
|
9th | No seats |
Legislative Council
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bob Day | 9,315 | 0.9 | 0 / 22
|
11th | No seats |
References
- ^ "Australian Family Party Launch". Australian Family Party. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Media Release: Former Senator launches new political party". Australian Family Party. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Register of political parties". Electoral Commission of South Australia.
- ^ "Free to Work". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "National and Regional Security". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Federalism". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Israel". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Nuclear Power". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Family Farms". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Small Business". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Tax, Spending and Governance". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Free Trade". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Climate Change". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Covid". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Family Resilience". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Marriage". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.