Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance
Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance | |
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| Leader | Drew Pavlou |
| Founded | 21 September 2021[1] |
| Registered | 28 February 2022 |
| Dissolved | 6 November 2023 |
| Ideology | Anti-corruption Workplace democracy |
| Website | |
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The Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance (DPDA), also known as simply the Democratic Alliance, was an Australian political party founded in 2021.[2] The party was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission on 28 February 2022.[3]
The party's policies included promoting a pro-Taiwan foreign policy, protecting human rights, establishing a federal anti-corruption agency, building a green economy, and supporting workplace democracy.[4]
The DPDA ran in the 2022 Australian federal election but failed to win a seat. The party's candidates received 2,215 first preference votes for the House of Representatives nationally, 4,555 first preference votes for the Senate in Queensland (representing 0.15% of total votes cast) and 1,011 first preference votes for the Senate in South Australia (representing 0.09% of total votes cast).[5][6][7]
The party was voluntarily deregistered on 6 November 2023.[8][9]
Candidates in the 2022 Australian federal election
[edit]House of Representatives
[edit]| Candidate | State | Electorate | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inty Elham | South Australia | Sturt | [10] |
| Kyinzom Dhongdue | New South Wales | Bennelong | [11][12] |
Senate
[edit]| Candidate | State | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Pavlou | Queensland | [10] |
| Simon Leitch | Queensland | [13] |
| Adila Yarmuhammad | South Australia | [10] |
| Amina Yarmuhammad | South Australia | [13] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Drew Pavlou launches political party in hopes of securing senate bid". The Courier Mail. 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Beijing critic forms new political party with young, diverse candidates ahead of federal election". ABC News. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Registration of a political party Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Issues". Drew Pavlou. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "First preferences by party". Australian Electoral Commission. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "First preferences by Senate group". Australian Electoral Commission. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "First preferences by Senate group". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance Voluntary Deregistration" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ @DrewPavlou (7 November 2023). "The end of Democratic Alliance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c Brooks, Sally; Xing, Dong (15 December 2021). "Anti-Chinese Communist Party advocacy unites alliance of young, diverse people to run in 2022 federal election". ABC News. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Campaign launch: Kyinzom Dhongdue for Bennelong". www.kyinzom.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Kyinzom Dhongdue [@kyinzom.dhongdue] (28 February 2022). "I've got some news to share!" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b "Who are my candidates?". aec.gov.au. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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