Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance

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Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance
Abbreviation
  • DPDA
  • Democratic Alliance
Leader Drew Pavlou
Founded21 September 2021;3 years ago (21 September 2021) [1]
Registered28 February 2022
Dissolved6 November 2023;18 months ago (2023-11-06)
MembershipMore than 2,000 (claimed) [2]
Ideology
Website
www.democraticalliance.com.au

The Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance (DPDA), also known as simply the Democratic Alliance, was an Australian political party founded in 2021. [11] The party was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 28 February 2022. [13]

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The party's policies included promoting a pro-Taiwan foreign policy, protecting human rights, establishing a federal anti-corruption agency, building a green economy, and supporting workplace democracy. [10]

The DPDA ran in the 2022 Australian federal election but failed to win a seat. The party's candidates received 2,215 first preference votes for the House of Representatives nationally, 4,555 first preference votes for the Senate in Queensland (representing 0.15% of total votes cast) and 1,011 first preference votes for the Senate in South Australia (representing 0.09% of total votes cast). [14] [15] [16]

The party was voluntarily deregistered on 6 November 2023. [17] [18]

Candidates in the 2022 Australian federal election

House of Representatives

CandidateStateElectorateRef
Inty Elham South Australia Sturt [19]
Kyinzom Dhongdue New South Wales Bennelong [20] [21]

Senate

CandidateStateRef
Drew Pavlou Queensland [19]
Simon Leitch Queensland [22]
Adila Yarmuhammad South Australia [19]
Amina Yarmuhammad South Australia [22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Drew Pavlou launches political party in hopes of securing senate bid". The Courier-Mail. 21 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 Brooks, Sally; Xing, Dong (15 December 2021). "Anti-Chinese Communist Party advocacy unites alliance of young, diverse people to run in 2022 federal election". ABC News . Archived from the original on 28 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Antrobus, Blake (15 December 2021). "Outspoken student CCP critic Drew Pavlou debuts political party aiming for federal, senate seats". News.com.au . News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 Hennessy, James (11 May 2022). "Your Whirlwind Tour Of The Minor Parties Running At The Federal Election". PEDESTRIAN.TV. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ [3] [4]
  6. 1 2 Ross, Isabella (18 May 2022). "From anti-vax to 'pro-life': What every single minor party actually stands for". Mamamia . Archived from the original on 28 December 2024.
  7. 1 2 Butler, Josh (18 May 2022). "Australian election 2022: from anti-vaxxers to revolutionaries, what do the minor parties running for the Senate stand for?". Guardian Australia . Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022.
  8. ↑ [6] [7]
  9. ↑ [2] [4] [6] [7]
  10. 1 2 "Issues". Drew Pavlou. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Beijing critic forms new political party with young, diverse candidates ahead of federal election". ABC News. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  12. ↑ [10] [11]
  13. ↑ "Registration of a political party Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
  14. ↑ "First preferences by party". Australian Electoral Commission. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "First preferences by Senate group". Australian Electoral Commission. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "First preferences by Senate group". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance Voluntary Deregistration" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
  18. ↑ @DrewPavlou (7 November 2023). "The end of Democratic Alliance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. 1 2 3 Brooks, Sally; Xing, Dong (15 December 2021). "Anti-Chinese Communist Party advocacy unites alliance of young, diverse people to run in 2022 federal election". ABC News . Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  20. ↑ "Campaign launch: Kyinzom Dhongdue for Bennelong". www.kyinzom.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  21. ↑ Kyinzom Dhongdue [@kyinzom.dhongdue] (28 February 2022). "I've got some news to share!" – via Instagram.
  22. 1 2 "Who are my candidates?". aec.gov.au. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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