The Advance Australia Party (AAP), founded in 1988 as the Rex Connor Labor Party, was a minor
political party in Australia. It was a
populist party founded on a platform of
Australian nationalism
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History
The party was founded in 1988 by the son of former
Whitlam Government Minister,
Rex Connor, after leaving the
Australian Labor Party. The party was formed in opposition to the embracing of social and economic liberalism by the
Liberal and
Labor parties. It was registered on 14 July 1989, but deregistered by the
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 5 December 2005 for failing to endorse a candidate in the previous four years.
Connor contested the
1990 federal election in the seat of Cunningham and received 12.8% of the vote, contesting
Throsby in 1993 and received 10.48% of the vote. The party last contested a federal election in
2001
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As of 2006, the President of AAP was Rex Connor Jnr.
New South Wales party
A party of the same name was formed in 2019 to contest the New South Wales state election. According to its website, the leader was Ray Brown, a former deputy mayor of
The Hills Shire Council
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Brown was also leader of the
Building Australia Party.
References
External links
AAP President's Statement
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Political parties established in 1988
1988 establishments in Australia
Australian nationalist parties
Nationalist parties in Oceania
Political parties disestablished in 2005
2005 disestablishments in Australia