North Queensland First was a political party founded and based in the state of Queensland by former Queensland MP for Whitsunday Jason Costigan.[4] The party was created in late 2019 after Costigan was expelled from the Liberal National Party.[5]
North Queensland First | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | NQF, NQ First[1] |
| Leader | Jason Costigan |
| President | Dick Filewood |
| Secretary | Ange Nixon[2] |
| Founder | Jason Costigan |
| Founded | September 2019 |
| Registered | 31 October 2019[3] |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Split from | Liberal National Party |
| Headquarters | Whitsundays, Queensland |
| Ideology | Regionalism North Queensland statehood Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Navy blue and yellow |
| Queensland Parliament | 1 / 93 (2019−2020) |
| Website | |
| https://www.nqfirst.com.au/ [dead link] | |
History edit
After being expelled by the Liberal National Party,[6] Independent MP for Whitsunday, Jason Costigan created the North Queensland First Party.
In response to the foundation of the new political party, Katter's Australian Party leader Robbie Katter said: "We are doers, we have left the others for dead in terms of what we have done. We can all talk a big game but it is about who will have a seat in Parliament."[7]
As of 2023, the party's website is a dead link, although it previously redirected to the webpage of the Democratic Party of Queensland, another minor state-level party.[8]
Objective edit
In the published constitution of the party, it states three objectives of the party:[9]
- (a) to promote and deliver Self-Government and Statehood for North Queensland;
- (b) the election of MPs to the Queensland Parliament;
- (c) to give specific voice in the Queensland Parliament to the desires and expectations of the people of North Queensland.
The party's website stated that "North Queensland First is a conservative, pro-North Queensland political party and believes that Queensland and Australia was founded on traditional Christian values, notwithstanding our respect for people from non-Christian backgrounds."[10]
Electoral results edit
| Election year | No. of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
seats won | +/– | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,616 | 0.20 (10th) | 0 / 93
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 1
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Extra-parliamentary |
References edit
- ^ "North Queensland First Constitution" (PDF). ECQ. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "THE FORMING OF NORTH QUEENSLAND FIRST". nqfirst.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Political party registrations". Ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Barry, Derek (2 September 2019). "Jason Costigan sets up North Queensland First party". The North West Star. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Bavas, Josh (12 February 2019). "LNP outlines more harassment allegations against expelled north Queensland MP Jason Costigan". ABC. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Bavas, Josh (1 February 2019). "LNP expels north Queensland MP Jason Costigan". ABC. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Lynch, Lydia (2 September 2019). "'We can all talk a big game': Katter unafraid of new north Queensland party". The Brisbane Times. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Website". North Queensland First. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "North Queensland First Constitution" (PDF). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Home page". North Queensland First. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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