Smokers' Rights Party | |
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| Spokesperson | Clinton Mead[1] |
| Ideology | Single-issue politics |
| Website | |
| smokersrights | |
TheSmokers' Rights Party (SRP) was a registeredpolitical party inAustralia from 2013 until September 2017.[2]
The party was created in order to feed preferences toDavid Leyonhjelm of theLiberal Democratic Party.[3][4] With theabolition of group voting tickets in 2016, the Smokers' Rights Party was no longer able to act as a preference feeder, and published a statement recommending that supporters vote for Leyonhjelm in the Senate.[5] It was formally deregistered in September 2017.[2]
The Smokers' Rights Party states that it does not receive funding from the tobacco industry.[6] Despite this, the Liberal Democrats do, having received at least $35000 fromPhilip Morris in the 2013-2014 financial year.[7]
Smokers Rights fielded only one candidate in the2016 federal election. This was Joaquim De Lima as a candidate for theDivision of Fowler in theHouse of Representatives.[8] De Lima had previously run as a candidate for theOutdoor Recreation Party (NSW 2011 for Penrith,2013 Senate NSW,2014 senate WA,2015 NSW upper house),[9] and the Liberal Democrats (Federal 2010 for Greenway).
Notice under s 137(4) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 On 5 September 2017, Stuart Oreo, acting Assistant Commissioner, as a delegate of the Electoral Commission, deregistered the Smokers Rights Party under subsection 137(4) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. Reason: s 137(4) – failure to respond to notice under s 137 (1)
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