Australia's First Nations Political Party | |
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| Leader | Ken Lechleitner[1] |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Registered | 6 January 2011 |
| Dissolved | 15 August 2015 |
| Preceded by | Ecological, Social Justice, Aboriginal Party |
| Headquarters | Alice Springs,Northern Territory, Australia[2] |
| Ideology | Indigenous rights and constitutional reform[3][4] |
| Website | |
| http://firstnationsaustralia.weebly.com | |
Australia's First Nations Political Party (AFNPP), also known asThe First Nations Political Party, was anAustralian political party founded in 2010 and federally registered with theAustralian Electoral Commission from 6 January 2011 until 15 August 2015 when it failed to demonstrate evidence of the required 500 party members.[5][6] The party was also formerly registered at a territory level.[7]
The party was founded by formerindependent candidate Maurie Japarta Ryan, grandson ofAboriginal Australian activistVincent Lingiari.[4] The policies of the party focused on issues such asNorthern Territory statehood andAboriginal sovereignty.[4][3]
In 2010, the party supported a number ofindependent candidates as they were not registered in time for thefederal election. The unregistered Ecological, Social Justice, Aboriginal Party also backed several independents, and the parties amalgamated in July 2010 in order to be registered.[8]
The party ran candidates, includingWarren H Williams, in 8 of the 25unicameralNorthern Territory Parliament seats at the2012 territory election, winning 2.2 percent of the territory-wide vote. They performed best in the seat ofStuart, with 16.4 percent of the vote.[9]
The party ran two Northern TerritorySenate candidates includingRosalie Kunoth-Monks at the2013 federal election winning 1.4 percent of the Northern Territory Senate vote.[10]
The party changed their name in November 2013 from "Australian First Nations Political Party" to "Australia's First Nations Political Party".[11]
