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The Federal Party of Australia (FPA), also known simply as the Federals, was an Australian political party based in Queensland.

The party was founded in May 1988 as a successor to the Political Reformation Council of Australia. It was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission in November 1991.[1] Their first candidate was Stan Germaine, who received 280 votes at the 1992 Wills by-election.[2][3]

The FPA was deregistered on 6 February 1997 after failing to endorse candidates at elections for four years.[1] The party initially remained active, including a plan to contest the 2019 federal election which did not eventuate, but faded away soon after.[4]

Party policies included introducing optional preferential voting for elections in the House of Representatives (replacing compulsory preferential voting).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Federal Party of Australia". Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ "Wills (Vic) By-Election (11 April 1992)". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
  3. ^ "By-Elections 1990-1993". Psephos.
  4. ^ a b "The Federal Party of Australia". The Federal Party of Australia.
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