The State of Riverina is a proposed

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, to be formed out of the current Riverina region in

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. Support for separation of the Riverina from the rest of New South Wales dates back to the 19th century. Following World War I, a Riverina New State League operated from 1921 to 1923. The Riverina Movement was one of a number of new state movements that emerged in Australia in the 1920s.

Riverina Movement

The Riverina Movement was a short-lived movement that advocated the creation of the State of Riverina. The official launch of the movement occurred at a riverside rally in

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on 28 February 1931. An official badge was created for the movement, based on the Australian Army's Rising Sun badge with the addition of an Australian flag emblazoned with a capital "R" for Riverina. The badges, manufactured by

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, were sold by the movement's women's auxiliary. At the

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, six members of the Riverina Movement were elected to state parliament - five Country Party MLA's, one United Australia Party MLA, and one Country Party MLC. Hardy was elected to the Senate at the 1931 federal election.

Riverina State Party

The Riverina State Party (RSP) is an

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founded in support of the creation of a State of Riverina. The party was founded in 2018 by David Landini, a former National Party member who also served briefly as a

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councillor in 2016. Landini received 2.07% of the vote in the seat of

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at the

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, running on behalf of the RSP. He increased his vote to 2.40% at the 2023 state election. As of October 2023, the party is in the process with registering with the New South Wales Electoral Commission.

References

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