The Protestant People's Party (PPP) was a minor Australian political party which operated in the state of

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(NSW) in the 1940s. The party contested the 1946

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for election to the Senate, in which it gained 7.7% of the vote in NSW (which translated to 3% nationally). This was a particularly impressive result for a minor party at the time, given the strength of the

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in Australia during the 1940s. Nevertheless, the result was insufficient to gain the PPP a parliamentary seat. Three years later, the PPP contested the 1949

, but saw its vote collapse to just 1% of the total NSW Senate vote. The PPP was never successful in winning representation to either the NSW or Australian parliaments.

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The University of Western Australia - Australian Government and Politics Database
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