Australian Christians (political party)
Australian Christians | |
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| President | Trevor Young |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Split from | Christian Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | 16 Guthrie Street, Osborne Park, Western Australia, 6017 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Social conservatism Christian right |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Protestant Christianity |
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| https://australianchristians.com.au/ | |
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The Australian Christians is a political party in Australia that is described as socially conservative and Christian-conservative. It was founded in 2011, and registered with the Australian Electoral Commission on 15 December 2011.[1] The party's candidates are all committed Christians, "seeking to be a voice for Christian values".[2]
The party aims to represent Christian values, appealing to the 2.7 million voters who go to church at least once a month.[3] It was formed after 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.[4] The party has decided not to operate in New South Wales, where the CDP has one seat in the Legislative Council.[5]
The party contested the 2012 Melbourne state by-election, receiving about 1% of the vote. The party contested the 2013 Western Australian state election, receiving 1.95% of the vote.[6]
It also contested the 2013, 2016 and 2019 federal elections. At the 2016 federal election, 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
The Party has been growing across Western Australia, and has contested all State and by-elections since 2011. The Party is headquartered in Osborne Park, WA.
In May 2017, Cory Bernardi, the leader of the Australian Conservatives, met the national and Victoria state leaders of the Australian Christians to discuss a merger between the two parties.[7] In September 2017, the Victoria state leadership of the Australian Christians agreed to merge the branch with the Conservatives, whilst the WA branch remained. The Western Australian branch continues to function and is standing candidates in that state for both the House of Representatives and the Senate at the 2019 federal election.[8] It is also getting ready for the 2021 State campaign.
See also
References
- ^ "Application for registration approved - Australian Christians".
- ^ WE’RE A POLITICAL VOICE FOR CHRISTIAN VALUES
- ^ "About - Australian Christians".
- ^ "CDP - Australian Christians". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "NSW - Australian Christians". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Legislative Council - Results by Party". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Cory Bernardi approaches Australian Christians for Family First-style merger". Crikey. 15 May 2017.
- ^ How to Vote for Australian Christians
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