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The '''Liberal Democratic Party''' is a small [[Australia|Australian]] [[political party]] founded in [[2001]] which purports to adhere to [[free market]] principles broadly comparable to those of the [[United States Libertarian Party]]. The party claims members in four [[Australian States and Territories|states]] and is registered in the [[Australian Capital Territory]], although it is not registered federally due to its small size. |
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The LDP's official platform takes a [[laissez-faire]] approach to [[economics]] and has socially [[liberal]] policies on [[civil liberties]]. |
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An Australian Political Party formed at the beginning of 2001. The first party leader was [[John Humphreys]]. |
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At the first [[election|elections]] they contested, in 2001 in the [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]], the LDP ran candidates in all seats and polled 1% of the vote, for a total of around 2000 votes. In the 2004 ACT election they again ran candidates in all seats and received 1.3% of the vote. They did not run candidates in the [[Australian legislative election, 2004|federal elections of 2004]]. |
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The LDP ran candidates in the 2004 ACT Legislative election and won 1.3% of the vote. |
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* [http://www.ldp.org.au/ Liberal Democratic Party of Australia] official site |
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*[http://www.ldp.org.au/ldpHistory.html History of the Party] |
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[[Category:Liberal parties]] |
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[[Category:Political parties in Australia]] |
Revision as of 20:15, 23 December 2005
The Liberal Democratic Party is a small Australian political party founded in 2001 which purports to adhere to free market principles broadly comparable to those of the United States Libertarian Party. The party claims members in four states and is registered in the Australian Capital Territory, although it is not registered federally due to its small size.
The LDP's official platform takes a laissez-faire approach to economics and has socially liberal policies on civil liberties.
At the first elections they contested, in 2001 in the ACT, the LDP ran candidates in all seats and polled 1% of the vote, for a total of around 2000 votes. In the 2004 ACT election they again ran candidates in all seats and received 1.3% of the vote. They did not run candidates in the federal elections of 2004.
External links
- Liberal Democratic Party of Australia official site