List of political parties in Australia
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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 Party of Australia. Federally, 12 of the 151 members of the lower house (Members of Parliament, or MPs) are not members of major parties, as well as 9 of the 76 members of the upper house (senators).
The Parliament of Australia has a number of distinctive features including compulsory voting, with full-preference instant-runoff voting in single-member seats to elect the lower house, the Australian House of Representatives, and the use of the single transferable vote to elect the upper house, the Australian Senate.
Other parties tend to perform better in the upper houses of the various federal and state parliaments since these typically use a form of proportional representation, except for in Tasmania where the lower house is proportionally elected and the upper house is made up of single member districts.
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History
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Two political groups dominate the Australian political spectrum, forming a de facto two-party system. One is the Australian Labor Party (ALP), a centre-left party which is formally linked to the Australian labour movement. Formed in 1893, it has been a major party federally since 1901, and has been one of the two major parties since the 1910 federal election. The ALP is in government in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Federal Government of Australia.
The other group is a conservative grouping of parties that are in coalition at the federal level, as well as in New South Wales, but compete in Western Australia and South Australia. It is in government in Tasmania and the Northern Territory. The main party in this group is the centre-right Liberal Party. The Liberal Party is the modern form of a conservative group that has existed since the combination of the Protectionist Party and Free Trade Party into the Commonwealth Liberal Party in 1909.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Infosheet 22 – Political parties |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/House_of_Representatives/Powers_practice_and_procedure/00_-_Infosheets/Infosheet_22_-_Political_parties |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=www.aph.gov.au |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=The Sydney Morning Herald – Google News Archive Search |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19090527&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=news.google.com}} Although this group has changed its nomenclature, there has been a general continuity of MPs and structure between different forms of the party. Its modern form was founded by Robert Menzies in 1944.{{Cite web |title=Robert Menzies |url=https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/robert-menzies |website=National Archives of Australia}} The party's philosophy is generally liberal conservatism.{{Cite web |date=2013-06-12 |title=Our Beliefs |url=https://www.liberal.org.au/our-beliefs |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Liberal Party of Australia |language=en-au}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Chapter three |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/APF/monographs/Principle_and_Programatism/chapter3 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=www.aph.gov.au |language=en-AU}}
Every elected prime minister of Australia since 1910 has been a member of either the Labor Party, the Liberal Party, or one of the Liberal Party's previous incarnations (the Commonwealth Liberal Party, the Nationalist Party of Australia, and the United Australia Party).{{Cite web |title=Australia's prime ministers |url=https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers}}
The Liberal Party is joined by the National Party, a party that represents rural and agricultural interests.{{Cite web |title=What We Stand For |url=https://nationals.org.au/about/what-we-stand-for/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=The Nationals |language=en-AU}} The Nationals contest a limited number of seats and do not generally directly compete with the Liberal Party. Its ideology is generally more socially conservative than that of the Liberal Party. In 1987, the National Party made an abortive run for the office of prime minister in its own right, in the Joh for Canberra campaign.{{Cite journal |last=Simms |first=Marian |date=1988 |title=Political Review |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20635480 |journal=The Australian Quarterly |language=en |volume=60 |issue=2 |pages=231–239 |doi=10.2307/20635480|jstor=20635480 |url-access=subscription }} However, it has generally not aspired to become the majority party in the coalition, and it is generally understood that the prime minister of Australia will be a member of either the Labor or Liberal parties. On two occasions (involving Earle Page in 1939, and John McEwen from December 1967 to January 1968), the deputy prime minister, the leader of the National Party (then known as the Country Party), became the prime minister temporarily, upon the death of the incumbent prime minister. Arthur Fadden was the only other Country Party prime minister. He assumed office in August 1941 after the resignation of Robert Menzies and served as prime minister until October of that year.{{Cite web |title=Arthur Fadden |url=https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/arthur-fadden |website=National Archives of Australia}}
The Liberal and National parties have merged in Queensland and the Northern Territory/South Australia, although the resultant parties are different. The Liberal National Party of Queensland, formed in 2008, is a branch of the Liberal Party, but it is affiliated with the Nationals and members elected to federal parliament may sit as either Liberals or Nationals.{{Cite web |title=The Liberal National Party – History |url=https://www.lnp.org.au/the-party/lnp-history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110219183524/http://lnp.org.au/the-party/lnp-history |archive-date=19 February 2011 |website=Liberal National Party of Queensland}} The Country Liberal Party was formed in 1978 when the Northern Territory gained responsible government.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=About |url=https://www.clp.org.au/about/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Country Liberal Party |language=en-AU}} It is a separate member of the federal coalition, but it is affiliated with the two major members and its president has voting rights in the National Party. The name refers to the older name of the National Party.
Federally, these parties are collectively known as the Coalition. The Coalition has existed continually (between the Nationals and their predecessors, and the Liberals and their predecessors) since 1923, with minor breaks in 1940, 1973, and 1987.
Historically, support for either the Coalition or the Labor Party was often viewed as being based on social class, with the upper and middle classes supporting the Coalition and the working class supporting Labor. This has been a less important factor since the 1970s and 1980s when the Labor Party gained a significant bloc of middle-class support and the Coalition gained a significant bloc of working-class support.{{cite web |url=http://www.ozpolitics.info/guide/parties/contest/ |title=The Party Contest: Liberal vs. Labor |publisher=Oz Politics |access-date=16 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928000422/http://www.ozpolitics.info/guide/parties/contest |archive-date=28 September 2009 |url-status=dead}}
The two-party duopoly has been relatively stable, with the two groupings (Labor and Coalition) gaining at least 70% of the primary vote in every election between 1910 and 2019 (including the votes of autonomous state parties). Third parties have only rarely received more than 10% of the vote for the Australian House of Representatives in a federal election, such as the Australian Democrats in the 1990 election and the Australian Greens in 2010, 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025. Additionally, support for Independent politicians in Australia has resulted in major parties having to come to agreements to form government at times, including the 2010 Australian federal election.
Membership requirement
To maintain registration, parties must demonstrate that they have a certain number of members.
Federally, since 2022, unless a party has current parliamentary representation, they must demonstrate they have 1,500 members.{{cite news|title=Changes to federal election rules including party sizes and names pass Parliament|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-26/federal-election-rule-change-party-size-name-pass-parliament/100410134|access-date=2022-06-09|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=26 August 2021 |language=en-AU}}{{cite web |last=Green |first=Antony |title=More on Minimum Membership Requirements for Registering Political Parties |url=https://antonygreen.com.au/more-on-minimum-membership-requirements-for-registering-political-parties/ |website=Antony Green's Election Blog |access-date=2022-06-09}}
For the state and territory elections, parties require 100 members in Tasmania and the ACT, 200 in South Australia and Northern Territory, 500 in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, and 750 in New South Wales.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:96%" style="text-align:center"
|+ Membership requirement(s) ! State/Level ! Requirement |
| align=left|{{flagdeco|AUS}} Federal
| 1,500 |
| colspan="2" | |
|---|
| align=left|{{flagdeco|New South Wales}} New South Wales
| 750 |
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Victoria}} Victoria
| rowspan=3| 500 |
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Queensland}} Queensland |
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Western Australia}} Western Australia |
| align=left|{{flagdeco|South Australia}} South Australia
| rowspan=2| 200 |
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Northern Territory}} Northern Territory |
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Tasmania}} Tasmania
| rowspan=2| 100 |
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Australian Capital Territory}} Australian Capital Territory |
Federal parties
= Federal parliamentary parties =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Political party ! colspan="2" |Members of the Parliament of Australia as of May 2025 ! rowspan="2" |Party leader(s) ! rowspan="2" |Ideology |
| House of Reps |
|---|
| {{Australian party style|Australian Labor Party}} |
|{{nowrap|Australian Labor Party}} |{{composition bar|94|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} |{{composition bar|25|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal Party of Australia}} |
|{{composition bar|28|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} |{{composition bar|25|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} |Liberal conservatism, Social conservatism, Economic liberalism |
| {{Australian party style|National Party of Australia}} |
|{{composition bar|15|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|National Party of Australia}}}} |{{composition bar|5|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|National Party of Australia}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Greens}} |
|{{nowrap|Australian Greens}} |{{composition bar|1|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} |{{composition bar|11|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|One Nation}} |
|{{nowrap|One Nation}} |{{composition bar|0|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|One Nation}}}} |{{composition bar|4|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|One Nation}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|Australia's Voice}} |
|{{nowrap|Australia's Voice}} |{{composition bar|0|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australia's Voice}}}} |{{composition bar|1|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australia's Voice}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|Centre Alliance}} |
|{{nowrap|Centre Alliance}} |{{composition bar|1|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|Centre Alliance}}}} |{{composition bar|0|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|Centre Alliance}}}} |{{N/A}} |
| {{Australian party style|David Pocock}} |
|{{nowrap|David Pocock}}{{efn|David Pocock was elected as a member of a political party also named "David Pocock," formed to allow him to appear as an above-the-line group on the Senate ballot.{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/wallaby-star-scores-above-the-line-20220406-p5abf9.html|title=Wallabies star scores above the line|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=7 April 2022|accessdate=15 June 2022}} He is listed as an independent by the parliamentary website;{{cite news|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=256136|title=Senator David Pocock|accessdate=1 August 2022|publisher=Parliament of Australia}} however, the party remains registered, and the AEC lists David Pocock as a parliamentary party.}} |{{composition bar|0|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|David Pocock}}}} |{{composition bar|1|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|David Pocock}}}} |Progressivism{{cite web|url=https://www.fijitimes.com/wallabies-great-david-pocock-turns-to-politics-in-post-rugby-life/|title=Wallabies great David Pocock turns to politics in post-rugby life|website=The Fiji Times|date=17 December 2021|accessdate=25 May 2023}} |
| {{Australian party style|Jacqui Lambie Network}} |
|{{nowrap|Jacqui Lambie Network}} |{{composition bar|0|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|Jacqui Lambie Network}}}} |{{composition bar|1|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|Jacqui Lambie Network}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|Katter's Australian Party}} |
|{{nowrap|Katter's Australian Party}} |{{composition bar|1|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|Katter's Australian Party}}}} |{{composition bar|0|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|Katter's Australian Party}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|People First Party}} |
|{{nowrap|People First Party}} |{{composition bar|0|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|People First Party}}}} |{{composition bar|1|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|People First Party}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|Palmer United Party}} |
|United Australia Party{{efn|The United Australia Party was voluntarily deregistered on 8 September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Deregistered_parties/files/voluntary-deregistration-web-notice-united-australia-party.pdf|title=United Australia Party Voluntary Deregistration|publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|date=8 September 2022|access-date=10 May 2022}} However, Ralph Babet, the party's sole parliamentary representative, stated that the change was made for "administrative reasons," and he continues to represent the deregistered UAP in the Senate.{{Cite news|last=Butler|first=Josh|date=9 September 2022|title=Clive Palmer's United Australia party deregistered but lone senator says he still represents it |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/09/clive-palmers-united-australia-party-deregistered-but-lone-senator-says-he-still-represents-it|access-date=10 September 2022|website=The Guardian}}}} |{{composition bar|0|150|{{Australian politics/party colours|Palmer United Party}}}} |{{composition bar|1|76|{{Australian politics/party colours|Palmer United Party}}}} |
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= Federal non-parliamentary parties =
Parties listed in alphabetical order as of March 2025:{{cite web |date=22 August 2022 |title=Current Register of Political Parties |url=http://aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/index.htm |access-date=22 August 2022 |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission}}
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width=150px| Leader(s) ! width=300px| Ideology / objective |
| {{Australian party style|Animal Justice}} |
| Angela Pollard |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Christians}} |
| Maryka Groenewald{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=Maryka Groenewald: A Portrait of Heartfelt Leadership |url=https://australianchristians.org.au/maryka-groenewald-australian-christians/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |language=en-US}} |
| {{Australian party style|CEC}} |
| Craig Isherwood |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Democrats}} |
| Social liberalism, anti-corruption{{cite web |title=National anti-corruption commission urgent |url=https://www.democrats.org.au/national-anti-corruption-commission-urgent/ |date=20 October 2020 |publisher=Australian Democrats}}{{cite web |title=Rorts Watch |url=https://www.democrats.org.au/rort-watch/ |publisher=Australian Democrats}} |
| {{Australian party style|Better Together}} |
| Lucy Bradlow | |
| {{Australian party style|Fusion}} |
| Drew Wolfendale |
| {{Australian party style|family first 2021}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Great Australian}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia}} |
| 'Uncle' Owen Whyman |
| {{Australian party style|Kim for Canberra}} |
| Progressivism{{cite web|url=https://www.themandarin.com.au/189631-election-2022-whats-going-on-in-canberras-senate-race/|title=Election 2022: What's going on in Canberra's senate race?|website=The Mandarin|last1=Johnson|first1=Chris|date=May 18, 2022|accessdate=June 6, 2022}} |
| {{Australian party style|Legalise Cannabis}} |
| Michael Balderstone |
| {{Australian party style|liberal democratic party}} |
| Anthony Bull |
| {{Australian party style|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Socialist Alliance}} |
| Jacob Andrewartha |
| {{Australian party style|Sustainable Australia}} |
| Celeste Ackerly |
| {{Australian party style|Palmer United}} |
| Suellen Wrightson | Trumpism |
| {{Australian party style|Victorian Socialists}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Western Sydney Community}} |
|{{nowrap|Western Sydney Community}} |
State and territory parties
{{See also|Parliaments of the Australian states and territories#Current compositions}}
= New South Wales =
As of the New South Wales Electoral Commission:{{Cite web |date=24 August 2022 |title=State Register of Parties |url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/Funding-and-disclosure/public-register-and-lists/Register-of-Parties/State-Register-of-Parties |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=elections.nsw.gov.au}}
==Parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" width="10px" | Name ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MPs}} ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MLCs}} ! width=130px| Leader ! width=270px| Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| colspan="2" | {{nowrap|NSW Labor Party}} | {{Composition bar|45|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{Composition bar|15|42|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{nowrap|Social democracy, social liberalismSources:
}} |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan="2" |Coalition | {{nowrap|Liberal Party}} | {{Composition bar|24|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{Composition bar|9|42|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{nowrap|Liberal conservatism}}, economic liberalism |
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}} |
| {{Composition bar|11|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|National Party of Australia}}}} | {{Composition bar|5|42|{{Australian politics/party colours|National Party of Australia}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Greens}} |
| colspan="2" | {{nowrap|The Greens NSW}} | {{Composition bar|3|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{Composition bar|4|42|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{nowrap|No leader}} | {{nowrap|Green politics, progressivism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers}} |
| colspan="2" | {{nowrap|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party}} | {{Composition bar|0|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers}}}} | {{Composition bar|2|42|{{Australian politics/party colours|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers}}}} | {{nowrap|Green conservatism, Agrarianism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Animal Justice}} |
| colspan="2" | {{nowrap|Animal Justice Party}} | {{Composition bar|0|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Animal Justice}}}} | {{Composition bar|1|42|{{Australian politics/party colours|Animal Justice}}}} | {{nowrap|Animal protection, animal rights}} |
| {{Australian party style|Legalise Cannabis}} |
| colspan="2" | Legalise Cannabis | {{Composition bar|0|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Legalise Cannabis}}}} | {{Composition bar|1|42|{{Australian politics/party colours|Legalise Cannabis}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal Democrats}} |
| colspan="2" | {{nowrap|Libertarian Party}} | {{Composition bar|0|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Democrats}}}} | {{Composition bar|1|42|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Democrats}}}} | {{nowrap|Classical liberalism}}, {{nowrap|right-libertarianism}} |
== Non-parliamentary parties ==
= Victoria =
==Parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" | Name ! {{nowrap|MLAs}} ! {{nowrap|MLCs}} ! Leader ! Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| colspan="2" | {{nowrap|Australian Labor Party}} | {{Composition bar|55|88|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{Composition bar|15|40|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{nowrap|Social democracy, social liberalism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan="2" |Coalition | {{nowrap|Liberal Party}} | {{Composition bar|19|88|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{Composition bar|11|40|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{nowrap|Liberal conservatism}}, economic liberalism |
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}} |
| {{Composition bar|9|88|{{Australian politics/party colours|National Party of Australia}}}} | {{Composition bar|2|40|{{Australian politics/party colours|National Party of Australia}}}} | {{nowrap|Peter Walsh}} |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Greens}} |
| colspan="2" | {{nowrap|Australian Greens}} | {{Composition bar|3|88|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{Composition bar|4|40|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{nowrap|Green politics, progressivism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Legalise Cannabis}} |
| colspan="2" |Legalise Cannabis | {{Composition bar|0|88|{{Australian politics/party colours|Legalise Cannabis}}}} | {{Composition bar|2|40|{{Australian politics/party colours|Legalise Cannabis}}}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Libertarian}} |
| colspan="2" | {{nowrap|Libertarian Party}} | {{Composition bar|0|88|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Democrats}}}} | {{Composition bar|1|40|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Democrats}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers}} |
| colspan="2" | {{nowrap|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party}} | {{Composition bar|0|88|#E52B50}} | {{Composition bar|1|40|#E52B50}} | {{nowrap|Green conservatism, agrarianism}} |
| {{Australian party style|One Nation}} |
| colspan="2" | One Nation | {{Composition bar|0|88|{{Australian politics/party colours|One Nation}}}} | {{Composition bar|1|40|{{Australian politics/party colours|One Nation}}}} | | {{nowrap|Right-wing populism, Hansonism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Animal Justice}} |
| colspan="2" | {{nowrap|Animal Justice Party}} | {{Composition bar|0|88|{{Australian politics/party colours|Animal Justice}}}} | {{Composition bar|1|40|{{Australian politics/party colours|Animal Justice}}}} | {{nowrap|Animal protection, animal rights}} |
==Non-parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width="120px" | Leader ! width=200px| Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Companions and Pets}} |
| Companions and Pets Party | John Hutchison | Greyhound racing advocacy, horse racing advocacy{{cite web|url=https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/politics/victorian-election-2022-companions-and-pets-party-aims-for-upper-house-seat/news-story/6faf7b2ce7cb8435a3055685c3a18fe0|title=Upstart party takes on Animal Justice|website=Weekly Times Now|date=2022|accessdate=March 23, 2023}} |
| {{Australian party style|Freedom}} |
| Morgan Jonas |
| {{Australian party style|New Democrats}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Sustainable Australia}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Victorian Socialists}} |
| {{nowrap|Victorian Socialists}} | No leader | {{nowrap|Socialism}} |
= Queensland =
==Parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MPs}} ! width=140px| Leader ! width=100px| Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal National}} |
| {{nowrap|Liberal National Party}} | {{Composition bar|52|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal National Party}}}} | {{nowrap|Liberal conservatism}}, economic liberalism |
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| {{nowrap|Australian Labor Party}} | {{Composition bar|36|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{nowrap|Social democracy, social liberalism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Katter's Australian Party}} |
| {{nowrap|Katter's Australian Party}} | {{Composition bar|3|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Katter's Australian Party}}}} | {{nowrap|Populism, agrarian socialism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Greens}} |
| {{nowrap|Australian Greens}} | {{Composition bar|1|93|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | N/A | {{nowrap|Green politics, left-wing populism}} |
==Non-parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width=120px| Leader ! width=160px| Ideology | ||
| {{Australian party style|Animal Justice}} |
| {{nowrap|Animal Justice Party}} | | {{nowrap|Animal protection, animal rights}} | ||
| {{Australian party style|family first 2021}} | | ||
| {{Australian party style|Legalise Cannabis Qld}} |
| Melody Lindsay | ||
| {{Australian party style|liberal democratic party}} | | Classical liberalism, right-libertarianism | |
| {{Australian party style|One Nation}} |
| {{nowrap|One Nation}} | {{nowrap|Right-wing populism, Hansonism}} |
= Western Australia =
As of the Western Australian Electoral Commission:{{Cite web |date=29 August 2022 |title=Registered Political Parties in WA |url=https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/candidates-and-parties/registered-political-parties-wa |url-status=live |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=Western Australian Electoral Commission|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930022024/https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/candidates-and-parties/registered-political-parties-wa}}
==Parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
|+ ! colspan="2" | Name ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MLAs}} ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MLCs}} ! width="120px" | Leader ! width="80px" | Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| {{nowrap|WA Labor}} | {{Composition bar|46|59|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{Composition bar|16|37|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{nowrap|Social democracy, |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| {{nowrap|Liberal Party Western Australia}} | {{Composition bar|7|59|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{Composition bar|10|37|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{nowrap|Liberal conservatism}}, economic liberalism |
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}} |
| {{nowrap|The Nationals WA}} | {{Composition bar|6|59|{{Australian politics/party colours|National Party of Australia}}}} | {{Composition bar|2|37|{{Australian politics/party colours|National Party of Australia}}}} | {{nowrap|Conservatism}}, agrarianism |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Greens}} |
| {{nowrap|The Greens (WA)}} | {{Composition bar|0|59|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{Composition bar|4|37|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{nowrap|Green politics}} |
| {{Australian party style|One Nation}} |
|{{Composition bar|0|59|{{Australian politics/party colours|One Nation}}}} |{{Composition bar|2|37|{{Australian politics/party colours|One Nation}}}} |
| {{Australian party style|Legalise Cannabis}} |
| {{Composition bar|0|59|#6fc442}} | {{Composition bar|1|37|#6fc442}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Christians}}|
|{{Composition bar|0|59|#ffdc00}} |{{Composition bar|1|37|#ffdc00}} |Jamie van Burgel |
| {{Australian party style|Animal Justice}} |
|{{Composition bar|0|59|{{party color|Animal Justice Party}}}} |{{Composition bar|1|37|{{party color|Animal Justice Party}}}} | |
== Non-parlimentary parties ==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! Leader ! Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Democratic Labour}} |
|Stop Pedophiles! Protect kiddies! | | |
| {{Australian party style|Libertarian}} |
| |
| {{Australian party style|SFF}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Sustainable Australia}} |
|Sustainable Australia Party – Anti-corruption | | |
| {{Australian party style|Western Australia Party}}|
|Western Australia Party | | |
= South Australia =
==Parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MHAs}} ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MLCs}} ! width=120px| Leader ! width=80px| Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| {{Composition bar|27|47|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{Composition bar|9|22|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{nowrap|Social democracy, social liberalism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| {{Composition bar|16|47|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{Composition bar|8|22|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{nowrap|Liberal conservatism}}, economic liberalism |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Greens}} |
| {{Composition bar|0|47|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{Composition bar|2|22|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{nowrap|Green politics}} |
| {{Australian party style|SA-Best}} |
| SA-Best | {{Composition bar|0|47|{{Australian politics/party colours|Centre Alliance}}}} | {{Composition bar|1|22|{{Australian politics/party colours|Centre Alliance}}}} | {{nowrap|Social liberalism}} |
==Non-parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width=120px| Leader ! width=80px| Ideology | ||
| {{Australian party style|Animal Justice}} |
| {{nowrap|Animal Justice Party}} | | ||
| {{Australian party style|australian family}} | | Christian politics Right-wing populism Conservatism | |
| {{Australian party style|family first 2021}} | | Tom Kenyon | Christian politics Social conservatism |
| {{Australian party style|Legalise Cannabis}} | | Damon Adams | {{nowrap|Cannabis legalisation}} |
| {{Australian party style|liberal democratic party}} | | Classical liberalism Right-libertarianism | |
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}} |
| Jonathon Pietzsch | ||
| {{Australian party style|One Nation}} |
| | ||
| {{Australian party style|real change sa}} |
| Stephen Pallaras | | ||
| {{Australian party style|united voice australia}} |
| | |
= Tasmania =
As of the Tasmanian Electoral Commission:{{Cite web |title=TEC Party Register |url=https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Info/TECPartyRegister.html |access-date= 3 March 2025 |website=tec.tas.gov.au}}
==Parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MHAs}} ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MLCs}} ! width=120px| Leader ! width=80px| Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| {{nowrap|Liberal Party}} | {{Composition bar|14|35|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{Composition bar|4|15|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{nowrap|Liberal conservatism}}, economic liberalism |
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| {{nowrap|Australian Labor Party}} | {{Composition bar|10|35|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{Composition bar|3|15|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{nowrap|Social democracy, social liberalism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Greens}} |
| {{nowrap|Australian Greens}} | {{Composition bar|5|35|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{Composition bar|1|15|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{nowrap|Green politics}} |
| {{Australian party style|Jacqui Lambie Network}} |
| {{nowrap|Jacqui Lambie Network}} | {{Composition bar|1|35|{{Australian politics/party colours|JLN}}}} | {{Composition bar|0|15|{{Australian politics/party colours|JLN}}}} | {{nowrap|Social conservatism, veterans' rights}} |
==Non-parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width=120px| Leader ! width=80px| Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Animal Justice}} |
| | {{nowrap|Animal protectionism, Animal rights}} |
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}} |
| {{nowrap|National Party of Australia}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers}} |
| {{nowrap|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party}} | Carlo Di Falco | {{nowrap|Green conservatism, Agrarianism}} |
= Australian Capital Territory =
==Parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MLAs}} ! width=120px| Leader ! width=80px| Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| {{nowrap|Australian Labor Party}} | {{Composition bar|10|25|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{nowrap|Social democracy, social liberalism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| {{nowrap|Liberal Party}} | {{Composition bar|9|25|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal Party of Australia}}}} | {{nowrap|Liberal conservatism}}, {{nowrap|economic liberalism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Greens}} |
| {{nowrap|Australian Greens}} | {{Composition bar|4|25|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | {{nowrap|Green politics}} |
| {{Australian party style|Independents for Canberra}} |
| {{nowrap|Independents for Canberra}} | {{Composition bar|1|25|{{Australian politics/party colours|Independents for Canberra}}}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Fiona Carrick Independent}} |
| {{nowrap|Fiona Carrick Independent}} | {{Composition bar|1|25|{{Australian politics/party colours|Fiona Carrick Independent}}}} | |
==Non-parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! Leader ! Ideology | ||
| {{Australian party style|Animal Justice}} |
| {{nowrap|Animal Justice Party}} | | {{nowrap|Animal protection, animal rights}} | ||
| {{Australian party style|Belco}} |
| {{nowrap|Belco Party}} | | ||
| {{Australian party style|Australian Progressives}} |
| {{nowrap|Canberra Progressives}} | Kerry Markoulli | ||
| {{Australian party style|Democratic Labor}} |
| | ||
| {{Australian party style|family first 2021}} | | Tom Kenyon | Christian politics, social conservatism |
| {{Australian party style|first nation}} |
| {{nowrap|Paul Girrawah House}} | | ||
| {{Australian party style|Liberal Democrats}} |
| {{nowrap|Libertarian Party}} | | ||
| {{Australian party style|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers}} |
| {{nowrap|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party}} | | {{nowrap|Green conservatism, Agrarianism}} | ||
| {{Australian party style|Strong Independents}} |
| Peter Strong and Ann Bray | | ||
| {{Australian party style|Sustainable Australia}} |
| {{nowrap|Sustainable Australia Party}} | John Haydon | {{nowrap|Environmentalism,{{cite web|url=https://www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/policies|title=Policy Platform – Sustainable Australia Party|access-date=8 January 2019}}}} sustainable development | ||
| {{Australian party style|Community Alliance}} |
| {{nowrap|The Community Action Party}} | | |
= Northern Territory =
As of the Northern Territory Electoral Commission:{{cite web |last1=Government |first1=Northern Territory |title=Register of political parties |url=https://ntec.nt.gov.au/electoral-participants/registers/register-of-political-parties |website=ntec.nt.gov.au |access-date=24 June 2024 |language=en |date=13 July 2023}}
==Parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width="80px" | {{nowrap|MLAs}} ! width=120px| Leader ! width=80px| Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|CLP}} |
| {{nowrap|Country Liberal Party}} | {{Composition bar|17|25|{{Australian politics/party colours|clp}}}} | {{nowrap|Conservatism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| {{nowrap|Australian Labor Party}} | {{Composition bar|4|25|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Labor Party}}}} | {{nowrap|Social democracy, social liberalism}} |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Greens}} |
| {{nowrap|Australian Greens}} | {{Composition bar|1|25|{{Australian politics/party colours|Australian Greens}}}} | No leader | {{nowrap|Green politics}} |
==Non-parliamentary parties==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Name ! width=120px| Leader ! width=80px| Ideology |
| {{Australian party style|Animal Justice}} |
| {{nowrap|Animal Justice Party}} | |
| {{Australian party style|Australian Federation}} |
| | {{nowrap|Conservatism}} |
Local government parties
{{Main|List of local government political parties in Australia}}
Historical parties
{{Main|List of historical political parties in Australia}}
See also
{{Portal|Australia|Politics}}
References
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