Voice for the West

Voice for the West
President Dr Berhan Ahmed
Secretary Vern Hughes
Ideology Representation for Melbourne's western suburbs
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Elections

Voice for the West is an minor political party in Australia. It was registered as a political party by the Victorian Electoral Commission in 2014, and intends to run candidates representing western Melbourne electorates in the 2014 Victorian state election.

The party was founded by several community leaders from the western suburbs of Melbourne, and aims to challenge members of the Australian Labor Party dominant in the area, and to gain the balance of power in the state parliament.[1]

The party's president is Dr Berhan Ahmed, and its founder and secretary is Vern Hughes.[2] Former independent federal MP Phil Cleary stood as a Voice for the West candidate for the Victorian Legislative Council seat of Northern Metropolitan Region in the 2014 Victorian election.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hewitt, Sue (28 July 2014). "West’s new political voice jumps the gun on candidate". The Weekly Review. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Capone, Alesha (8 July 2014). "‘People power’ election drive hopes to get representatives from Melbourne’s west into State Parliament". Brimbank Leader. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Tippet, Harrison (11 November 2014). "Social justice campaigner Phil Cleary to stand for Voice for the West in Northern Metropolitan Region". Melbourne Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

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