The Australian Motorist Party (A.M.P.) was an

Australian political party The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, 16 of the 151 members of the lower house ( ...

dedicated to representing motorist and road users, as well pedestrians, throughout

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. It was founded by groups of concerned motorists.

Policies

* Safety of drivers and pedestrians * Issues involving young drivers such as education and training. * Public transport * Cost of driving * Fuel taxes and alternative fuel sources

History

The ''A.M.P.'' was formed in May 2007 and became an official registered party in 2008. They ran in each of the three electorate at the 2008 ACT elections and used a bus equipped with a public address system to promote their new political party. None of the candidates won the seats they were running for on election night, but Walford made a speech to A.M.P. president, Geoff Develin, to stay positive. In the 2012 ACT Elections the party ran candidates in each of the three electorates, most notably in Ginninderra, where Summernats organiser Chic Henry contested the seat and secured 6.6% of the vote. The party once again, however failed to have any candidates elected.

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* {{New South Wales political parties 2008 establishments in Australia Political parties established in 2008 Defunct political parties in Australia Recreational political parties Automobile associations in Australia Single-issue political parties in Australia