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]
- Animal Justice Party
- Australia First Party (NSW) Incorporated
- Australian Christians
- Australian Democrats
- Australian First Nations Political Party
- Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party
- Australian Greens
- Australian Labor Party (ALP)
- Australian Protectionist Party
- Australian Sex Party
- Australian Stable Population Party
- Building Australia Party
- Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
- Citizens Electoral Council of Australia
- Australian Country Alliance
- Country Liberals (Northern Territory)
- Democratic Labor Party (DLP) of Australia
- Family First Party
- Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party
- Katter's Australian Party
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Liberal Party of Australia
- National Party of Australia
- No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics
- Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting)
- One Nation
- Rise Up Australia Party
- Secular Party of Australia
- Senator Online (Internet Voting Bills/Issues)
- Shooters and Fishers Party
- Socialist Alliance
- Socialist Equality Party
- The Wikileaks Party
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 2015 the following parties held in the Australian Federal Parliament:
| Name (English) | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Position | International organisations | Votes (2013) | Seats in House of Representatives | Seats in Senate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | ALP | Bill Shorten | Social democracy | centre-left | Socialist International | 36.67% | 55 | 25 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | Lib | Tony Abbott | Conservatism, Economic Liberalism | centre-right | International Democrat Union | 38.67% | 66 | 23 | In coalition since 1944 with the National Party of Australia |
| National Party of Australia | Nat. | Warren Truss | Conservatism, agrarianism | right-wing | none | 6.00% | 9 | 3 | In coalition since 1944 with the Liberal Party of Australia |
| Australian Greens | GRN | Christine Milne | Green politics | left-wing | Global Greens | 0.67% | 1 | 10 | |
| Katter's Australian Party | KAP | Bob Katter | Agrarian economic nationalism, social conservatism | Economic left-wing, social right-wing | none | 0.67% | 1 | 0 | |
| Democratic Labor Party | DLP | John Madigan | Social conservatism | Economic left-wing, social right-wing | none | N/A | 0 | 0 |
- 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.
- 4Change (formerly the Climate Change Coalition)
- Abolish Self Government Coalition
- Advance Australia Party (formerly the Rex Connor Labor Party)
- All for Australia League
- Australia Party
- Australian Bill of Rights Group
- Australian Commonwealth Party
- Australian Conservative Party
- Australian Family Movement
- Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
- Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist)
- Australian Labor Party (NSW)
- Australian Marijuana Party
- Australian Nationalist Party
- Australian Party
- Australian Progressive Alliance
- Australian Reform Party
- Australian Women's Party (1995)
- Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI)
- Australia's Indigenous Peoples Party
- Carers Alliance
- Centre-Line Party
- City Country Alliance
- Combined New Australia Party
- Commonwealth Centre Party
- Commonwealth Liberal Party
- Commonwealth Party
- Communist Party of Australia (1920–1991)
- Communist Party of Australia (revived)
- Confederate Action Party of Australia
- Conservative Party of Australia
- Country and Progressive National Party
- Country Progressive Party
- Curtin Labor Alliance
- Deadly Serious Party
- Defence and Ex-Services Party
- Defence of Government Schools
- Democratic Labor Party (1955-78)
- Democratic Party (1920)
- Democratic Party (1943)
- Democratic Socialist Electoral League
- Earthsave (politics)
- Engineered Australia Plan Party
- Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy Australia
- Ex-Service, Service and Veterans Party
- Family Law Reform Party
- Free Trade Party
- Great Australians Party
- Grey Power
- Hear Our Voice
- Hope Party Australia
- Human Rights Party
- Illawarra Workers Party
- Independent EFF
- Independent Labor Group
- Industrial Labor Party
- Industrial Socialist Labor Party
- Lang Labor
- Liberal and Country League
- Liberal Country Party
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Liberal Movement
- Liberal Reform Group
- Liberal Reform Party
- Liberal Party (1922)
- liberals for forests
- Libertarian Party of Australia
- Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party
- Majority Labor Party
- National Alliance (WA)
- National Liberal Party
- Natural Law Party
- No Aircraft Noise
- National Action
- National Humanitarian Party
- National Socialist Party of Australia
- Nationalist Party of Australia
- New Country Party
- New England New State Movement
- New LM
- No GST Party
- Nuclear Disarmament Party
- One Australia Movement
- One Australia Party
- One Nation NSW
- One Parliament for Australia
- Party! Party! Party!
- Pauline's United Australia Party
- Pensioner and Citizen Initiated Referendum Alliance (formerly Pensioner Party of Australia)
- People Power Party
- Progress Party
- Progressive Conservative Party
- Progressive Labour Party
- Progressive Party
- Progressive Party (1920)
- Protectionist Party
- Protestant Labor Party
- Protestant People's Party
- Queensland Farmers' Union
- Queensland Labor Party
- Reclaim Australia: Reduce Immigration
- Referendum First Group
- Reform the Legal System
- Republican Party of Australia
- Restore the Workers' Rights Party
- Revenue Tariff Party
- SA First
- Single Tax League
- Social Democratic Party
- State Labor Party
- Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party
- Surprise Party
- Tasmania First Party
- Tasmania Senate Team
- Taxi Operators Political Service
- The Communists
- Unite Australia Party
- United Australia Party
- United Christian Party
- United Country Party
- United Tasmania Group
- Victorian Liberal Party (formerly the Electoral Reform League)
- Western Australian Party
- What Women Want
