Australian political parties are required to be registered with the Australian Electoral Commission.
Registration ensures that a party’s name appears next to its endorsed candidates on ballot papers in federal elections.
Registration with the AEC also makes parties eligible for election funding once they have reached the 4% primary vote threshold.
This is the current list of registered political parties, including links to party web-sites. It shows the dates of recent new registrations. Deregistered parties are listed separately.
Registered Parties
- Animal Justice Party
- Australia First Party (NSW) Incorporated – (reg 16/06/10) (09/06/15: deregistered) (01/03/16: reinstated)
- Australian Affordable Housing Party – (reg 09/08/17)
- Australian Better Families – (reg 31/08/16)
- Australian Christians
- Australian Conservatives – (reg 12/04/17)
- Australian Country Party – (23/10/15: name changed from Country Alliance)
- Australian Greens
- Australian Labor Party (ALP)
- Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch)
- Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
- Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland)
- Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)
- Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)
- Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
- Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch)
- Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)
- Country Labor Party
- Australian Liberty Alliance – (reg 28/07/15)
- Australian People’s Party – (reg 20/03/17)
- Australian Progressives – (reg 17/02/15)
- Australian Workers Party – (reg 27/01/17)
- Centre Alliance – (03/12/14: named changed from Nick Xenophon Group to Nick Xenophon Team) (08/06/18: name changed from Nick Xenophon Team to Centre Alliance)
- Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
- Citizens Electoral Council of Australia
- Country Liberals (Northern Territory)
- Democratic Labour Party – (deregistered 23/04/15) (re-registered 01/03/16) (13/09/16: name changed from Democratic Labour Party (DLP))
- Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party – (reg 14/04/16)
- Health Australia Party (HAP) – (08/10/15: name changed from Natural Medicine Party)
- Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party
- Involuntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party – (reg 26/10/16)
- Jacqui Lambie Network – (reg 14/05/15)
- Katter’s Australian Party
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Liberal Party of Australian
- Love Australia or Leave – (reg 12/10/16)
- National Party of Australia
- Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting)
- Online Direct Democracy (Empowering the People!) – (23/01/15: name changed from Senator Online (Internet Voting Bills/Issues)
- Pauline Hanson’s One Nation – (26/06/15: name changed from One Nation)
- Pirate Party Australia
- Reason Australia – (reg 30/08/18, formerly Australian Sex Party)
- Republican Party of Australia – (reg 31/07/17)
- Rise Up Australia Party
- Science Party – (22/03/16: name changed from Future Party)
- Secular Party of Australia
- Seniors United Party of Australia (SUPA) – (reg 04/03/15) (03/03/16: name changed from Seniors United NSW)
- Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party – (12/04/16: name changed from Shooters and Fishers Party)
- Socialist Alliance
- Socialist Equality Party
- #Sustainable Australia – (reg 23/09/10) (18/01/16: name changed from #Sustainable Population Party) (formerly Australian Stable Population Party)
- The Arts Party – (reg 06/08/14)
- The Australian Mental Health Party – (reg 11/03/16)
- The Women’s Party – (reg 20/02/19)
- Tim Storer Independent SA Party – (reg 30/08/18)
- Voluntary Euthanasia Party
- VOTEFLUX.ORG | Upgrade Democracy! (reg 29/03/16)
- Western Australia Party – (reg 20/08/18)
Deregistered Parties
- Jun 6, 2018: 21st Century Australia – (deregistered 6/6/18 under subsection 137(6) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. Reason: s 137(4) – failure to respond to notice under s 137(1).)
- May 8, 2018: Consumer Rights & No-Tolls Party – (reg 03/03/16) (deregistered 08/05/18 under S137(6) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act for failing to have at least 500 members)
- May 8, 2018: CountryMinded – (reg 14/04/16) (deregistered 08/05/18 under S137(6) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act for failing to have at least 500 members)
- Mar 26, 2018: Renewable Energy Party – (reg 22/03/16) (deregistered for failure to respond to notice under s137(i) 26/03/18)
- Mar 26, 2018: Australian Equality Party (Marriage) – (20/01/16: named changed from Australian Equality Party); (reg 09/10/14) (voluntary deregistration 26/03/18)
- Sep 05, 2017: Smokers Rights Party – (deregistered for failure to respond to notice under s137(i) 05/09/17)
- Sep 05, 2017: Australian Cyclists Party – (reg 20/08/14) (voluntary deregistration 05/09/17)
- Aug 30, 2017: Family First Party – (voluntary deregistration 30/08/17)
- Aug 29, 2017: Australian Sex Party – (reg 23/07/15) (voluntary deregistration 29/08/17)
- Aug 10, 2017: Australian Recreational Fishers Party – (deregistered for failure to respond to notice under s137(i) 10/08/17)
- Aug 10, 2017: Outdoor Recreation Party (Stop The Greens) – (deregistered for failure to respond to notice under s137(i) 10/08/17)
- July 31, 2017: Drug Law Reform Australia – (voluntarily deregistered 31/07/17)
- July 14, 2017: Glenn Lazarus Team – (reg 09/07/15, voluntarily deregistered 14/07/17)
- July 05, 2017: Mature Australia Party – (reg 14/04/16, deregistered 05/07/17 – failed to respond to s137(i) notice)
- May 23, 2017: Bullet Train For Australia (23/05/2017: voluntarily deregistered)
- May 05, 2017: Palmer United Party (reg 05/07/2013) (05/05/2017: voluntarily deregistered)
- Feb 08, 2017: Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party (08/02/17: voluntarily deregistered)
- Feb 08, 2017: Australian Defence Veterans Party – (reg 15/06/15) (03/03/16: abbreviation changed from ADVP to Veterans Party) (08/02/17: voluntarily deregistered)
- Nov 25, 2016: Australian Antipaedophile Party – (reg 28/07/2015) (03/03/16: name changed from Australians Against Paedophiles Party) (25/11/16: voluntarily deregistered)
- Sep 13, 2016: John Madigan’s Manufacturing and Farming Party – (first registered 18/05/15)
- Feb 15, 2016: The Republican Party of Australia – (first registered 09/10/92, deregistered 27/12/06, re-registered 09/07/13)
- Feb 04, 2016: Australian Independents – (first registered 16/07/13)
- Aug 11, 2015: Australia’s First Nations Political Party
- Aug 05, 2015: Australian Sports Party
- Aug 05, 2015: Coke in the Bubblers
- Jul 30, 2015: Australian Sovereignty Party
- Jul 23, 2015: Australian Voice Party
- Jul 23, 2015: Uniting Australia Party
- Jul 23, 2015: The Wikileaks Party
- Jun 29, 2015: Carers Alliance
- Jun 15, 2015: Australian Protectionist Party
- May 28, 2015: Building Australia Party
- May 06, 2015: Single Parents’ Party
- May 04, 2015: Australian Sex Party – (re-registered 23/07/15)
- Apr 16, 2015: Mutual Party – (formerly Bank Reform Party)
- Apr 16, 2015: Australian Democrats
- Apr 14, 2015: Freedom and Prosperity Party – (formerly No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics)
- Mar 17, 2015: Stop CSG Party
- Jan 21, 2015: The 23 Million
- Dec 08, 2014: Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party
Unregistered Political Parties or Organisations
- Australian Reform Party
- Communist Party of Australia
- Democratic Socialist Perspective
- Net Effect Party
- Progressive Labour Party
- Socialism Web Site
- Socialist Party Australia
