First Nation Party

Not to be confused with Australia's First Nations Political Party or Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia.
First Nations Party
Abbreviation
  • First Nation
  • FNP
LeaderPaul Girrawah House
FoundersPaul Girrawah House
RegisteredJuly 30, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-07-30)
IdeologyIndigenous Australian interests
Regionalism
Legislative Assembly
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Website
firstnationsparty.org.au

The First Nations Party (FNP; registered with the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission under the name First Nation Party) is an Australian political party based in the Australian Capital Territory, led by Paul Girrawah House.[1][2]

The party applied for registration with Elections ACT on 10 July 2024 and was registered 20 days later on 30 July in order to contest the 2024 ACT election.[3][4]

House, the son of elder and activist Matilda House and a prominent spokesman for the Ngambri people,[5][6] was partly inspired to register a party in the Australian Capital Territory because it was the only state or territory where a majority voted "Yes" in the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum.[7]

  1. ^ "Indigenous party registers for October election". Canberra CityNews. 30 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ Lindell, Jasper (31 July 2024). "Paul Girrawah House registers First Nation Party to run in ACT". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Two additional parties apply to register as political parties for the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election". Elections ACT. 10 July 2024. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ "First Nation Party officially registered for the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election". Elections ACT. 30 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/act-govt-apologies-to-ngambri-people-for-failing-to-recognise-them-as-traditional-custodians/nobqw2lx5
  6. ^ https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-drive/ngambri-custodian-paul-house-welcomes-government-s-apology-/102281296
  7. ^ https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/the-act-will-have-a-new-first-nations-party-in-upcoming-elections/ecwqntxg9