Socialist Equality Party (Australia)
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Socialist Equality Party Workers' Party (1933–1972) Socialist Labour League (1972–2010) | |
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| National Secretary | Cheryl Crisp |
| Assistant Secretary | Max Boddy |
| Founded | 2010[a] |
| Headquarters | Strawberry Hills, New South Wales, Australia |
| Newspaper | World Socialist Web Site |
| Youth wing | IYSSE |
| Membership (2021) | 700 (electoral) |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | ICFI |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 151 |
| Senate | 0 / 76 |
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The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) is an unregistered Trotskyist political party in Australia. The SEP was established in 2010 as the successor party to the Socialist Labour League, which was founded in 1972 as the Australian section of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI).[citation needed]
According to its 2019 election statement, the party calls for the national of all major industries and opposes the Me Too movement and trade unions.[2]
As of February 2022, the party is still active, though it was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) due to a lack of members.[3][4]
Electoral results
[edit]In elections, the party's strongest state has historically been New South Wales. Demographically, the party is stronger with younger voters.[5]
In the 2016 federal election the Socialist Equality Party fielded two senate candidates in each of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, two candidates in New South Wales for the House of Representatives and one in Victoria for the seat of Wills, which also had a Socialist Alliance candidate.[6]
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See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Historical and International Foundations of the Socialist Equality Party, Part 4". World Socialist Web Site. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ Henriques-Gomes, Luke (10 May 2019). "Australian election 2019: how to avoid voting for a terrible micro party in the Senate". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Notice of deregistration Socialist Equality Party" (PDF). aec.gov.au. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). 23 February 2022.
- ^ "NOTICE OF DECISION ON PARTY REGISTRATION DEREGISTERING A POLITICAL PARTY AND REMOVAL FROM THE REGISTER OF POLITICAL PARTIES SOCIALIST EQUALITY PARTY" (PDF). aec.gov.au. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).
- ^ "Socialist Equality Party calls for radical change". Reportage Online. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ "Candidates for the 2016 federal election". Australian Electoral Commission. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
External links
[edit]- Socialist Equality Party (Australia) Official site.
- World Socialist Web Site Official site.
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