Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party | |
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| Abbreviation | RDSD |
| Leader | Tosh-Jake Finnigan |
| Founded | August 2022 |
| Registered | 28 October 2022 |
| Ideology | Anti-corruption |
| Colac Otway Shire Council | 1 / 7 |
The Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party, also known as Sack Dan Andrews Restore Democracy, [1] is an Australian minor political party founded in 2022 by Tosh-Jake Finnigan, an openly transgender whistleblower over the Labor Party's so-called 'red shirts rorts' scandal. [2] [3] The party was formed in opposition to then-Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.
The Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party was registered by the Victorian Electoral Commission as a political party on 28 October 2022, after applying for registration on 18 August 2022. [4]
On 16 November 2022, Australian Values Party leader Heston Russell leaked a video to the Herald Sun of him to talking to Glenn Druery about a potential preference deal. In the video, Druery also claims that he controls a number of minor parties and that Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews is "one of (his)". Finnigan denied the allegations. [5]
At the 2022 Victorian state election, RDSD received 0.83% of the statewide legislative council vote. Finnigan ran in the Western Victoria Region and was unsuccessful at getting elected.
In January 2023, Finnigan was elected via a countback to the Colac Otway Shire Council. [6]
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