The Together Party
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The Together Party | |
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| Abbreviation | Together |
| Founder | Mark Swivel |
| Founded | 4 April 2019 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colors | Purple & Yellow |
| Slogan | Rebuilding our Common Wealth |
| Website | |
| thetogetherparty | |
The Together Party was an Australian political party founded in 2018. It advocated policies to restore "Government in the public interest".[1]
Founder Mark Swivel is a lawyer, performer and writer based in Mullumbimby, New South Wales. He is the company secretary at Enova Energy, and an Ambassador for the microfinance non-profit Good Return.[2] He is one of the party's three candidates for senators to represent New South Wales at the 2019 Australian federal election.[3]
The Together Party was registered on 4 April 2019.[4] The 550 minimum initial membership requirement was met within a period of several weeks through word-of-mouth on social media.[citation needed]
The Together Party fielded three candidates to represent New South Wales in the Australian Senate at the 2019 Australian federal election: Mark Swivel,[5] Belinda Kinkead,[6] engineer, and Kate McDowell,[7] writer and performer. The party polled 6,127 votes, a total of 0.13% of the state's Senate vote.[8]
The party was deregistered on 30 June 2021 for failing to meet the requirements of having 500 members.[9]
