The Australian Cyclists Party was a minor political party in Australia. It was registered with the

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in 2014, and unsuccessfully contested the

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. It was also registered later with the

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, and unsuccessfully contested the

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. It registered with the

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for federal elections on 20 August 2014 and voluntarily deregistered on 5 September 2017. The party used the slogan ''I Cycle, I Vote'', and aimed to raise awareness of cycling-related issues. The party's founder was Omar Khalifa, a former CEO of Bicycle New South Wales. Khalifa was the lead candidate in the group of 15 candidates (this many are required to get a box "above the line") at the

in the New South Wales Legislative Council, coming third-last of all parties with just 0.43 percent of the vote. The party also fielded candidates in six lower house electorates. The Australian Cyclists Party fielded nine senate candidates and two candidates for seats in the

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in the 2016 federal election. The one Cyclists Party candidate in Victoria was second in Group E on the Senate ballot paper, sharing the group with the candidate for the Science Party. In 2017, the party deregistered and merged with the

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to form Reason Australia.

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