The Child Protection Party is a minor political party in Australia. The party is currently only registered in South Australia.[1] led by Tony Tonkin. Its platform is based around child protection.[2]
Child Protection Party | |
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| Abbreviation | CPP |
| Leader | Tony Tonkin |
| President | Tony Tonkin |
| General Secretary | Avery Hilditch |
| Founder | Tony Tonkin |
| Founded | 15 January 2015 |
| Headquarters | Hillbank, South Australia |
| Ideology | Child protection advocacy |
| Slogan | Producing better outcomes for all children and their families |
| Website | |
| www | |
The CPP unsuccessfully ran 2 upper house candidates at the 2018 state election with around 1.5% of the statewide vote.[3]
The party unsuccessfully ran 1 lower house candidate in 2019 federal election. [4] It was deregistered by the AEC on 30 June 2021.[5]
At the 2022 Victorian state election, the party endorsed independent candidate Eric Koelmeyer in the seat of Bundoora, as they are not registered with the Victorian Electoral Commission.[6]
References edit
- ^ Registered political parties: ECSA
- ^ Policies: childprotection.party
- ^ "2018 Legislative Council results: ECSA". Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ 2019 House of Representative results for the division of Sturt: AEC
- ^ "Notice of deregistration Child Protection Party" (PDF).
- ^ "If you live in Victoria and you intend supporting Eric Koelmeyer in Bundoora, this is how he would like you to vote". Instagram. Child Protection Party.
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