Western Australia Party | |
|---|---|
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| Secretary | Stephen Phelan |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Dissolved | 2 August 2023 |
| Headquarters | 19/4 Ventnor Avenue, West Perth, 6005 WA |
| Ideology | Regionalism Populism |
| Political position | Centre |
The Western Australia Party (WAP) was a regional political party active in Western Australia.
The party was founded in 2016 by Julie Matheson, a councillor with the City of Subiaco as Julie Matheson for Western Australia to contest the 2017 state election.[1] In July 2017, the party's name was changed to the Western Australia Party.[2]
The party's ideological focus was a combination of centrism, populism and regionalism, drawing from the position of Matheson and John Forrest. Its core policies include reform to Local Government, WA's Family Court, and tax reform.[3]
The party was deregistered on 2 August 2023.[4]
- ^ "Registered Political Parties in WA". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Kerslake, David (13 July 2017). "Approval of Change of Name and Abbreviated Name". Letter. Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Western Australia Party (2018), Western Australia Party, Western Australia Party, retrieved 28 November 2022 see also - https://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b5610122~S2, website quote from 2018.. "Formed in 2016, the Western Australia Party is the only party registered with the WA Electoral Commission with the sole purpose of representing the people of WA to get a better deal from Canberra. The formation of the Party is inspired by the original Western Australia Party that operated from 1906 to 1909 to protect the rights of Western Australia, led by Sir John Forrest the first Premier of WA in 1890" -- website (viewed 7 May 2018)
- ^ "Notice of deregistration - WESTERN AUSTRALIA PARTY" (PDF). aec.gov.au.