Australian Family Party

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Australian Family Party
FounderBob Day
Founded28 October 2020; 5 years ago (28 October 2020)
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
Website
australianfamilyparty.org.au

The Australian Family Party is a minor 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
 Steady Increase 9th No seats

Legislative Council

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Status
2022 Bob Day 9,315 0.9
0 / 22
 Steady Increase 12th No seats

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Family Party Launch". Australian Family Party. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Media Release: Former Senator launches new political party". Australian Family Party. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Register of political parties". Electoral Commission of South Australia.
  4. ↑ "Free to Work". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "National and Regional Security". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Federalism". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Israel". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nuclear Power". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Family Farms". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Small Business". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Tax, Spending and Governance". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Free Trade". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Climate Change". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Covid". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Family Resilience". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "Marriage". Australian Family Party. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.