User:Frickeg/Minor parties and independents state
This is a list of minor parties and independents in Australian state parliaments.
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly[edit]
The Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party of Australia are considered major parties.
Minor parties and independents elected to the Assembly[edit]
Defections[edit]
| Date | Former party | Member | Division | Subsequent party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2008 | Independent | Richard Mulcahy | Molonglo | Richard Mulcahy Canberra Party | ||
| 10 December 2007 | Liberal Party of Australia | Independent | ||||
| 23 September 2002 | Liberal Party of Australia | Helen Cross | Molonglo | Independent | ||
| 30 July 1998 | Independent | Trevor Kaine | Brindabella | United Canberra Party | ||
| 13 May 1998 | Liberal Party of Australia | Independent | ||||
| 19 November 1991 | Independents Group | Craig Duby | - | Hare-Clark Independent Party | ||
| Independent | Robyn Nolan | - | New Conservative Group | |||
| 22 October 1991 | Liberal Party of Australia | Independent | ||||
| 31 July 1990 | Independents Group | David Prowse | - | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| 3 December 1989 | No Self-Government Party | Craig Duby | - | Independents Group | ||
| Carmel Maher | - | |||||
| David Prowse | - | |||||
| 24 October 1989 | Residents Rally | Michael Moore | - | Moore Independents | ||
Parliament of New South Wales[edit]
The Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party of Australia (and its predecessors the United Australia Party, the Nationalist Party of Australia and the Liberal Reform Party) and the National Party of Australia (formerly the National Country Party, the Australian Country Party and the Progressive Party) are considered major parties, together with the historical parties the Progressive Party, the Free Trade Party and the Protectionist Party. The party system began in 1887; previous to that, all members were unaligned.