Freedom Party of Victoria | |
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| Abbreviation | FPV |
| Leader | Morgan Jonas |
| Founded | June 2022 |
| Registered | 29 September 2022 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing tofar-right[4][5] |
| Colors | Red Blue |
| Slogan | “Protecting Victorian Jobs – Homes – Families” |
| Legislative Assembly | 0 / 88 |
| Legislative Council | 0 / 40 |
| Website | |
| freedomparty | |
TheFreedom Party of Victoria is a right-wing micro party registered in the Australianstate ofVictoria. Founded and registered in 2022,[6][7] by anti-vaxxer and alt-right bloggerMorgan Jonas,[8] the party ran in the2022 Victorian state election on an anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine mandate platform, but was unsuccessful in winning any seats.
The party emerged from theprotests to the response from thestate government during theCOVID-19 pandemic,[1] and features many candidates that holdanti-vaccine, anti-lockdown and anti-mandate views. The party's leader is Morgan Jonas,[1] an anti-vaccine,[9] anti-lockdown[10] campaigner and former candidate of theUnited Australia Party (UAP).[9] from 2022 to 2023, the party's deputy leader was formerLiberal National (LNP)Queensland politicianAidan McLindon, who left the party in 2023 to try to rejoin the Liberal Party.[11]
The party contested the2022 Victorian state election, winning less than 2% of the statewide vote and winning no seats in either chamber of the Victorian Parliament.[12] ActorDamien Richardson ran for the party in 2022. The Party also contested the2023 Narracan state supplementary election and2023 Warrandyte state by-election.
In 2023, the party endorsed the No vote during the2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum.[13]
Critics of the party say that it spreads conspiracy theories and misinformation, especially about vaccines.[14]
