Animal Justice Party

This article is about an Australian political party. For a Finnish party, see Animal Justice Party of Finland. For the New Zealand political party, see Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand.

Animal Justice Party
AbbreviationAJP
PresidentBruce Poon
FounderSteve Garlick
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
HeadquartersSydney
Youth wingYoung AJP[1]
IdeologyAnimal welfare
Vegan politics[2]
Colours  Purple[3]   black
  red[4]   white
NSW Legislative Council
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Victorian Legislative Council
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Greater Bendigo City Council
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Swan City Council
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Website
www.animaljusticeparty.org

The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is a political party in Australia founded in 2009 by Steve Garlick.[5][6] The party was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 3 May 2011.[7] The party is also registered in New South Wales, Queensland,[8] South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory. The AJP is the first political party in Australia formed solely to advance animal welfare issues.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Young AJP". Animal Justice Party NSW. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Meet the refugee turned hip-hop artist vying for your vote". SBS News. One thing all AJP candidates have in common is they must be vegan or transitioning to veganism.
  3. ^ "Animal Justice Party Victoria". vic.animaljusticeparty.org. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Animal Justice Party NSW". nsw.animaljusticeparty.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Professor Steve Garlick". www.ciwf.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Loop | Steve Garlick". loop.frontiersin.org. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  7. ^ Massola, James (4 May 2011). "Questions for Pakistan as Bin Laden raid details emerge". The Australian. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  8. ^ Electoral Commission of Queensland (6 January 2020). "Political party registrations". www.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Mark Pearson's Maiden Speech in NSW Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  10. ^ "A New Political Party FOR the Animals!". Animals Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2012.