‘The Independents for Canberra has officially been entered on the register of political parties in the ACT and is now eligible to nominate candidates for the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election,’ the ACT Electoral Commissioner, Damian Cantwell AM CSC, said today.

The registration took effect from Friday 8 March 2024.

There are currently thirteen political parties registered to contest the October 2024 election:

Animal Justice Party
Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch)
Belco Party (ACT)
Canberra Progressives
David Pollard Independent
Democratic Labour Party (DLP)
Independents for Canberra
Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division)
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (ACT)
Sustainable Australia Party – Stop Overdevelopment / Corruption
The ACT Greens
The Community Action Party (ACT)

Any political parties that are not yet registered for the October 2024 ACT election have until 30 June 2024 to lodge an application with the ACT Electoral Commissioner.

Further information on party registration can be viewed on the Commission’s website at www.elections.act.gov.au/political_parties