Australia's First Nations Political Party
| Australia's First Nations Political Party | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Ken Lechleitner[1] |
| Headquarters | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia[2] |
| Ideology | Indigenous rights and constitutional reform[3][4] |
| Website | |
| http://firstnationsaustralia.weebly.com | |
Australia's First Nations Political Party (AFNPP) was an Australian political party. The party was registered on 6 January 2011 with the Australian Electoral Commission.[5] The party was founded by Maurie Japarta Ryan a former independent candidate and the grandson of Aboriginal Australian activist Vincent Lingiari.[4] In November 2013, the Australian Electoral Commission approved the party's application to change its name from "Australian First Nations Political Party" to "Australia's First Nations Political Party".[6]
The policies of the party focused on issues such as Northern Territory statehood [4] and Aboriginal sovereignty.[3]
The party ran two candidates for the Senate in the 2013 federal election, receiving 1.44 per cent of the Senate vote in the Northern Territory.[7]
AFNPP was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission on 15 August 2015, as it had failed to demonstrate the requisite 500 members to maintain registration.[8]
References
- ↑ "First Nations Maurie Ryan stands down". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ↑ http://aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/first-nations.htm
- 1 2 "Official launch of Australia's first Aboriginal political party near the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- 1 2 3 "First Nations Political Party formed". The Adelaide Advertiser. 11 January 2011.
- ↑ http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2013G00210
- ↑ Application to change party name approved - Australia’s First Nations Political Party, Australian Electoral Commission, 14 November 2013.
- ↑ FIRST PREFERENCES BY GROUP - NT, AEC, 10 October 2013.
- ↑ "Australia’s First Nations Political Party". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
