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The Australian Democrats is a centrist [6] [7] political party in Australia. [10] Founded in 1977 from a merger of the Australia Party and the New Liberal Movement, both of which were descended from Liberal Party splinter groups, it was Australia's largest minor party from its formation in 1977 through to 2004 and frequently held the balance of power in the Senate during that time.
Pages in category "Leaders of the Australian Democrats" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Allison was Deputy Leader of the Australian Democrats from 2002 to 2004. On 3 November 2004, following the resignation of Andrew Bartlett after the October 2004 election, she was elected unopposed as Leader. She took over the leadership at a time when the Democrats were at their lowest ever public opinion rating since the party was founded in 1977.
Non-Party Conservatism: MP for Barossa (1902–1924) 1 March 1905 26 July 1905 147 days 285. NSW: William Forster (1818–1882) No Party Alignment: MLA for Queanbeyan (1859–1860) 27 October 1859 9 March 1860 134 days 1859 286. SA: Rob Kerin (1954–) Liberal: MP for Frome (1993–2008) 22 October 2001 5 March 2002 134 days 287. VIC: George ...
The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, 17 of the 151 members of the lower house (Members of Parliament, or MPs) are not members of major parties, as well as 21 of the 76 members of ...
Donald Leslie Chipp, AO (21 August 1925 – 28 August 2006) was an Australian politician who was the inaugural leader of the Australian Democrats, leading the party from 1977 to 1986. He began his career as a member of the Liberal Party , winning election to the House of Representatives in 1960 and serving as a government minister for a ...
As of 2025, the Democrats do not have any elected representatives. [2] Robin Millhouse is recognised as the party's first parliamentarian, while David Winderlich is the last member of the party to sit in any Australian parliament. [3] [4]
He defeated the high-profile incumbent Australian Labor Party (ALP) MP Cheryl Kernot, a shadow cabinet minister and former leader of the Australian Democrats, with Dickson regarded as a key target seat for the Coalition. [17] Dutton's first overseas trip as an MP was a visit to the site of the September 11 attacks attacks in New York City.