Derryn Hinch's Justice Party

Derryn Hinch's Justice Party
FounderDerryn Hinch
Founded12 October 2015
Registered14 April 2016
Dissolved2 March 2023
Headquarters14/1 Queens Rd
Melbourne, VIC 3004
IdeologyLaw and order
Anti-paedophilia[1][2]
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing[3][4][5][6]
Senate
1 / 76
(2016–2019)
Victorian Legislative Council
2 / 40
(2018–2022)
Maribyrnong City Council
1 / 7
(2018)
Website
justiceparty.com.au

Derryn Hinch's Justice Party, also known as the Justice Party, was a political party in Australia, registered for federal elections since 14 April 2016.[7] The party was named after its founder, Derryn Hinch, an Australian media personality.

The party won a single three-year term in the Senate at the 2016 federal election, after achieving 6.05% of the first-preference votes in Victoria, though lost the seat in 2019. It also was registered by the Victorian Electoral Commission in May 2018[8] and ran candidates in the 2018 Victorian state election, three of whom were elected. No Justice Party candidates were re-elected at the 2022 Victorian state election.

In March 2023, Hinch announced that the party would be dissolved following poor election results.[9][10][11]

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  3. ^ "Correspondence: John Quiggin". Quarterly Essay. 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Don't Elect Dangerous Derryn Hinch: The Case For Treating Criminals Humanely". 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Bernardi exits stage right: mayhem now, obscurity later". Monash University.
  6. ^ "Trump down under?". The Monthly. 15 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Derryn Hinch's Justice Party". Australian Electoral Commission. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. ^ Lang, Sue (29 May 2018). "Registration of Derryn Hinch's Justice Party". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Derryn Hinch urges supporters to 'maintain the rage' as he calls time on political party". ABC News. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. ^ Eddie, Rachel (2 March 2023). "Derryn Hinch dissolves his party after 'disaster' election". The Age. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  11. ^ Meacham, Savannah (2 March 2023). "Derryn Hinch dissolves political party after Victorian election loss". 9news. Retrieved 7 March 2023.