Australians Against Further Immigration | |
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| Founder | Rodney Spencer Robyn Spencer |
| Founded | 1989; 37 years ago (1989) |
| Dissolved | 2008; 18 years ago (2008) |
| Ideology | Australian nationalism Right-wing populism Anti-immigration |
| Political position | Far-right |
Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI) was afar-rightAustralian political party founded byradiologist Rodney Spencer and his wife Robyn. The party described itself as "eco-nationalist",[1] was opposed to mass immigration and aimed for zero net migration.[2]
AAFI stood candidates at both state and federal level, but never won a seat. The party said it was a mainstream organisation, and sought to distance itself from extremist organisations such as theAustralian League of Rights and from theCitizens Electoral Council.[3] In 1994,Franca Arena, then aLabor member of theNew South Wales Legislative Council, denounced the party in theNew South Wales parliament.
In by-elections inMackellar andWarringah (safeLiberal seats on theNorthern Beaches of Sydney) in 1994, Labor MPGraeme Campbell urged electors to vote for Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI).[4]
The party was deregistered by theAustralian Electoral Commission in December 2005, as lacking the minimum 500 members required to be registered as a political party.[5] It contested the2007 New South Wales state election, but was also deregistered at the state level not long after.[6]
| House of Representatives | ||||
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3,587 | 0.03 (#13/15) | 0 / 150 |  0 |
| 1996 | 73,023 | 0.67 (#6/18) | 0 / 150 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12,033 | 0.10 (#11/20) | 0 / 150 |  0 |
| Senate | ||||||
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | # of overall seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,439 | 0.20 (#12/17) | 0 / 40 | 0 / 76 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 46,464 | 0.44 (#9/19) | 0 / 40 | 0 / 76 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 137,604 | 1.26 (#6/22) | 0 / 40 | 0 / 76 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 21,012 | 0.18 (#18/29) | 0 / 40 | 0 / 76 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 11,508 | 0.10 (#23/30) | 0 / 40 | 0 / 76 | 0 | |
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