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Register of political parties

Official party register

List of political parties registered under the Electoral Act 1992
Name Abbreviation Registered officer
Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) Australian Labor Party Mr Matthew Cossey
19 Wilshire Street
DICKSON ACT 2602
Australian Motorist Party A.M.P. Mr Ross Reid
16/64 Wattle St
LYNEHAM ACT 2904
Free Range Canberra FRC Mr Stephen Hyam
8 Bruxner Close
GOWRIE ACT 2904
Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Democrats Mr David McAlary
26 Cotton Street
Downer ACT 2602
Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division) Canberra Liberals Ms Winnifred Rosser
29 Brand St
HUGHES ACT 2605
Pangallo Independents Party Pangallo Independents Mr Duncan Brice
31 Inglewood St
GUNGAHLIN ACT 2912
Richard Mulcahy Canberra Party Canberra Party

Mr Robert Ayling
39/13-15 Sturt Ave
GRIFFITH ACT 2603
The ACT Greens The Greens Mr Gosta Lynga
89 Warragamba Ave
DUFFY ACT 2611
The Community Alliance Party (ACT) Community Alliance Ms Bronwyn Tullis
13 Eaves St
HOLT ACT 2615

Recent changes to the party register

  • The registered abbreviation of The Community Alliance Party (ACT) changed on 29 July 2008.
  • The registered abbreviation of the Liberal Democratic Party changed on 11 July 2008.
  • The Richard Mulcahy Canberra Party was registered on 18 July 2008.
  • The Pangallo Independents Party was registered on 15 July 2008.
  • The Australian Motorist Party and The Community Alliance Party (ACT) were registered on 13 June 2008.
  • The registered abbreviation of the Liberal Party of Australian (A.C.T. Division) changed on 6 June 2008.
  • The registered officer for The ACT Greens changed on 29 November 2007.
  • The registered officer for the Liberal Party of Australian (A.C.T. Division) changed on 12 October 2007.
  • The Australian Democrats, also known as the ACT Democrats, were deregistered on 13 September 2007 because the acting Electoral commissioner considered on reasonable grounds that the party did not have at least 100 members who were electors.
  • The Christian Democratic Party ACT Division was deregistered on 8 June 2007 because the Electoral Commission considered on reasonable grounds that it had ceased to exist.
  • The ACT Equality Party was deregistered at the request of the party on 8 June 2007.
  • The Helen Cross Independents Group was deregistered at the request of the party on 30 June 2006.
  • The registered name for the Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) was changed (from Australian Labor Party, Australian Capital Territory) and the registered abbreviation for the party was changed to Australian Labor Party (previously ACT Labor) on 13 October 2005.
  • The Harold Hird Independent Group was deregistered at the request of the party on 7 October 2005.
  • The registered officer for the Liberal Democratic Party changed on 15 June 2005.
  • The registered officer for the Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division) changed on 19 August 2004.
  • Free Range Canberra, Harold Hird Independent Group, and Helen Cross Independents Group were all registered on 30 July 2004.
  • The registered officer for the Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division) changed on 11 July 2004.
  • The Canberra First Party was deregistered at the request of the party on 27 May 2004.
  • The address of the registered officer for the Liberal Democratic Party was changed on 24 October 2003.
  • The Christian Democratic Party ACT Division was registered on 16 February 2004.
  • The registered abbreviation for the Australian Democrats changed on 19 May 2003.
  • The registered abbreviation for the Australian Labor Party, Australian Capital Territory changed on 19 May 2003.
  • The registered officer for The ACT Greens changed on 2 May 2003.
  • The address of the registered officer for the Australian Labor Party, Australian Capital Territory changed on 28 April 2003.
  • The address of the registered officer for the Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division) changed on 12 March 2003.
  • The Gungahlin Equality Party changed its name to ACT Equality Party and adopted the abbreviation Equality Party on 29 January 2003.
  • The Nurses Good Government Party was deregistered at the request of the party on 7 January 2003.
  • The address of the registered officer for the Liberal Democratic Party was changed on 24 October 2002.
  • The registered officer for the Australian Labor Party, Australian Capital Territory changed on 22 May 2002.
  • The address of the registered officer for the Liberal Democratic Party was changed on 20 May 2002.
  • The registered officer for the Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division) changed on 20 February 2002.

Party contact details

Party name: Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch)
Abbreviation: Australian Labor Party
Contact person: Mr Matthew Cossey
Postal address: GPO Box 3065, CANBERRA ACT 2601
Business phone: 6247 4066
Fax: 6247 3865
Email: Matthew.Cossey@act.alp.org.au or info@act.alp.org.au
Web: www.act.alp.org.au

Party name: Australian Motorist Party
Abbreviation: A.M.P.
Contact person: Darryl Walford
Postal address: PO Box 580, FYSHWICK ACT 2609
Business phone: 0419 585 882
Email: info@amp.org.au
Web: www.amp.org.au

Party name: Free Range Canberra
Abbreviation: FRC
Contact person: Bede Carmody
Postal address: PO Box 320, CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608
Business phone: 0407 079 018
Email: info@freerangecanberra.org

Party name: Liberal Democratic Party
Abbreviation: Liberal Democrats
Contact person: Mr David McAlary
Postal address: PO Box 773, DICKSON ACT 2602
Business phone: 62626115
Fax: 62626106
Email: david.m@ldp.org.au
Web: www.ldp.org.au

Party name: Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division)
Abbreviation: Canberra Liberals
Contact person: Mr Andrew Heath
Postal address: PO Box 66, DEAKIN WEST ACT 2600
Business phone: 6273 5155
Fax: 6273 0449
Email: director@canberraliberals.org.au
Web: www.canberraliberals.org.au

Party name: Pangallo Independents Party
Abbreviation: Pangallo Independents
Contact person: Mr Duncan Brice
Postal address: PO Box 3015, MANUKA ACT 2603

Party name: Richard Mulcahy Canberra Party
Abbreviation: Canberra Party
Contact person: Mr Robert Ayling
Postal address: PO Box 4789, KINGSTON ACT 2604

Party name: The ACT Greens
Abbreviation: The Greens
Contact person: Mr Ronald Jelleff
Postal address: GPO Box 2019, CANBERRA ACT 2601
Business phone: 6247 6305
Email: act@greens.org.au
Web: www.act.greens.org.au

Party name: The Community Alliance Party (ACT)
Abbreviation: Community Alliance
Contact person: Mr Martin Elias
Postal address: PO Box 311, DEAKIN WEST ACT 2600
Business phone: 6108 3664
Email: alliance@cap.org.au
Web: www.cap.org.au