Alliance for Progress (Australia)
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Alliance for Progress | |
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| Abbreviation |
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| Founder | James Jansson[1][2] |
| Founded | 2015[3][4] |
| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Split from | Minor Party Alliance |
| Membership (2016) | 14,000 (combined)[5] |
| Ideology | Progressivism |
| Political position | Left-wing[6] |
| Website | |
| allianceforprogress.org.au | |
The Alliance for Progress (AFP), also known simply as the Alliance, was an alliance of small Australian political parties.[7][8] It was composed of nine parties with progressive ideologies as part of an effort to work together on campaigns, share resources, and negotiate preference recommendations.[9][10]
The 2013 federal election resulted in a number of minor parties being elected to the Senate, after the Minor Party Alliance (MPA) organised and negotiated preference flows through the group voting ticket (GVT) system.[11] The MPA was organised by Glenn Druery and included both progressive and non-progressive political parties, with those elected in 2013 including the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party, Family First Party, and the Liberal Democratic Party.[11]
In 2015, a number of parties that had worked with Druery split from the MPA to form the Alliance for Progress, in time for the Canning by-election.[3][6] Two members of the newly-formed Alliance − the Animal Justice Party and the Pirate Party − as well as the Sustainable Population Party, which was participating in Alliance meetings, contested the by-election.[3][12]
The Alliance for Progress was critical of changes to the Senate electoral system, which included the removal of GVTs, and instead favoured the introduction of optional preferential voting below-the-line.[13][14] The removal of GVTs was supported by the Greens, and the Alliance for Progress chose to contest Greens-targeted seats at the 2016 federal election in response.[1][15]
Members
Official members
Nine parties were official members of the Alliance for Progress.[16]
| Party | Registered | Ideology | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJP | Animal Justice Party | Yes[17] | Animal protection, animal rights[18] | |
| ART | Arts Party | Yes[19] | Humanism, environmentalism[20] | |
| AEP | Australian Equality Party | Yes[21] | LGBTQ rights[22] | |
| AP | Australian Progressives | Yes[23] | Progressivism[24] | |
| LESTp | Life Extension, Science and Technology Party | No[25] | Pro-life extension[26] | |
| PPA | Pirate Party Australia | Yes[27] | Pirate politics[28] | |
| SCI | Science Party[a] | Yes[30] | Bright green environmentalism[31] | |
| SPA | Secular Party of Australia | Yes[32] | Secular humanism, secular liberalism[33] | |
| TPAU | Transhumanist Party Australia | No[34] | Transhumanism[35] | |
Affiliated members
Eleven parties attended Alliance for Progress meetings, but were not officially members.[16][36]
| Party | Registered | Ideology | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACP | Australian Cyclists Party | Yes[37] | Cycling issues[38] | |
| SEX | Australian Sex Party | Yes[39] | Sex positivity, civil libertarianism[40] | |
| BAP | Building Australia Party | Yes[41] | Building industry rights[42] | |
| BTFA | Bullet Train for Australia | Yes[43] | High-speed rail advocacy[44] | |
| HEMP | Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party | Yes[45] | Cannabis legalisation[46] | |
| FLUX | Flux | Yes[47] | Issue-based direct democracy[48] | |
| ODD | Online Direct Democracy | Yes[49] | Electronic direct democracy[50] | |
| REP | Renewable Energy Party | Yes[51] | Green politics[52] | |
| SAP | Sustainable Australia Party[b] | Yes[54] | Environmentalism, sustainable development[55] | |
| TLC | The Labour Coalition | No[36] | Labourism[56] | |
| VEP | Voluntary Euthanasia Party | Yes[57] | Voluntary euthanasia reform advocacy[58] | |