What Women Want (Australia)

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What Women Want is an Australian political organisation launched in April 2007 which, its website says, "aims to be Australia’s first female political party dedicated to advancing issues affecting Australian women". The organisation was formed by Justine Caines, a mother of six and political activist from rural New South Wales.[1]

In the 2007 general elections, the party stood candidates for the Senate in every jurisdiction except the Northern Territory, and secured approximately 0.44 per cent of the Senate vote nationwide.[2] Preference distributions reported by the ABC indicated the party's preferences flowed mainly to the Greens (or if the Greens candidate was excluded, the ALP).[3]

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  1. ^ Women's party is born. Courier Mail (2007-04-02). Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
  2. ^ Australian Electoral Commission, Virtual Tally Room, Senate Preferences by Group, retrieved November 2007
  3. ^ ABC, Australia Votes 2007, Senate results, retrieved November 2007

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