List of political parties in Australia

This is a list of Australian political parties. There are also other parties which are only active at a state level. This list includes all parties registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).

Registered for elections with the AEC[change | change source]

For latest details see: http://aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/index.htm

Parties with seats in the Federal Parliament[change | change source]

As of the last election in 2022, the following parties held at least one seat in the Australian Federal Parliament.

Note: The Liberal Party of Australia and the National Party of Australia are in a centre-right coalition called the "Liberal–National Coalition", also commonly known simply as "the Coalition". The Coalition held a majority in the Australian House of Representatives and were in government from 2013 to 2022.

Name (English)	Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	Position	International organisations	Seats in House of Representatives	Seats in Senate	Notes
Australian Labor Party	ALP	Anthony Albanese	Social democracy	Centre-left	Socialist International	77	26
Liberal Party of Australia	Lib	Peter Dutton	Conservatism, Economic Liberalism	Centre-right	International Democrat Union	42	26	In coalition since 1944 with the National Party of Australia
National Party of Australia	Nat.	Barnaby Joyce	Conservatism, agrarianism	Centre-right	None	16	6	In coalition since 1944 with the Liberal Party of Australia
Australian Greens	GRN	Adam Bandt	Green politics	Left-wing	Global Greens	4	12
Katter's Australian Party	KAP	Robbie Katter	Agrarianism, right-wing populism, social conservatism	Right-wing	None	1	0
Centre Alliance		Rebekha Sharkie	Social liberalism	Centre	None	1	0
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	PHON	Robbie Katter	Hansonism, right-wing populism	Right-wing	None	0	2
Jacqui Lambie Network	JLN	Jacqui Lambie	Centrism	Big tent	None	0	2
United Australia Party	UAP	Craig Kelly	Right-wing populism	Right-wing	None	1	0

Additionally, independent politicians (mostly teal independents) hold 14 seats in the House of Representatives and one seat in the Senate.

Liberal Party figures include Liberal National Party of Queensland and Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory.

Former political parties[change | change source]

These groups are no longer registered and can no longer take part in elections. A number of these may still exist but they are not political parties.