Australian Christians

The Australian Christians is a political party in Australia that is described as social conservatist and Christian right. It was founded in 2011, and registered with the Australian Electoral Commission on 15 December 2011.[1] The party's candidates are all committed Christians, "seeking to be a voice for Christian values".[2]

For other uses, see Christianity in Australia and Category:Australian Christians.

Australian Christians
LeaderRay Moran
PresidentDwight Randall
Founded2011 (2011)
Merged intoAustralian Conservatives (Victorian branch only)
Headquarters64 Canning Highway
Victoria Park, Western Australia, 6100
IdeologyConservatism
Social conservatism
Christian right
Political positionCentre-right to Right-wing
Website
https://australianchristians.com.au/
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The party aims to represent Christian values, appealing to the 2.7 million voters who go to church at least once a month.[3] It was formed after the Victorian and Western Australian branches of the Christian Democratic Party (CDP) voted to form a new party. The party has endorsed senate candidates in Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania and plans to expand into South Australia and Queensland.[4] The party has decided not to operate in New South Wales, where the CDP has one seat in the Legislative Council.[5]

The party contested the 2012 Melbourne state by-election, receiving about 1% of the vote. The party contested the 2013 Western Australian state election, receiving 1.95% of the vote.[6]

At the 2013 federal election, the party was involved in the 2013 Senate preference deals organised by Glenn Druery's Minor Party Alliance,[7][8] without any success.

At the 2016 federal election, Australian Christians fielded senate candidates for Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland and a total of eighteen candidates for seats in the House of Representatives across Victoria and Western Australia,[9] without any success.

In May 2017, Cory Bernardi, the leader of the Australian Conservatives, met the national and Victoria state leaders of the Australian Christians to discuss a merger between the two parties.[10] In September 2017, the Victoria state leadership of the Australian Christians agreed to merge the branch with the Conservatives, and Victorian's Australian Christians branch disbanded.[11][12] The Western Australian branch continues to function and is standing candidates in that state for both the House of Representatives and the Senate at the 2019 federal election.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Application for registration approved - Australian Christians".
  2. WE’RE A POLITICAL VOICE FOR CHRISTIAN VALUES
  3. "About - Australian Christians".
  4. "CDP - Australian Christians". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. "NSW - Australian Christians". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. "Legislative Council - Results by Party". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. Bormann, Trevor (5 September 2013). "Bitter dispute erupts over Senate preferences in Queensland". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. "Alliance of micro parties boosts odds for likes of One Nation or Shooters and Fishers gaining Senate spot through preferences". Daily Telegraph. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  9. "Candidates for the 2016 federal election". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. "Cory Bernardi approaches Australian Christians for Family First-style merger". Crikey. 15 May 2017.
  11. Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives about to get more than 500 new Christian members
  12. "Australian Christians disbanding in Vic". News.com.au. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  13. How to Vote for Australian Christians
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