In August 2021, the Federal Liberal government passed the so-called Electoral Legislation Amendment (Party Registration Integrity) Act 2021. This act tripled the minimum number of members required for political parties to register and gave exclusive rights to the words “liberal” and “labor” to the Liberal and Australian Labor parties respectively.
As a result of this legislation, after being in existence for 65 years, the DLP has been deregistered.
While we are currently appealing this decision, this anti-democratic action by the Morrison Government has resulted in our being unable to contest the 2022 Federal Election.
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2022 FEDERAL ELECTION
21 May 2022
In August 2021, the Federal Liberal government passed the so-called Electoral Legislation Amendment (Party Registration Integrity) Act 2021. This act tripled the minimum number of members required for political parties to register and gave exclusive rights to the words “liberal” and “labor” to the Liberal and Labor parties respectively.
As a result of this legislation, after being in existence for 65 years, the DLP has been deregistered.
While we are currently appealing this decision, this anti-democratic action by the Morrison Government has resulted in our being unable to contest the 2022 Federal Election.
DLP backs Eric Abetz for Tasmanian Senate
While the DLP has been prevented from running its own candidates in the 2022 federal election, we are still putting out how-to-vote cards for the senate and are supporting the re-election of Senator Eric Abetz in Tasmania by encouraging our supporters to vote for him below the line on the senate ballot.
A well-known Christian conservative and former Howard government Minister, Senator Abetz has been pushed down to the difficult to win position three on the Liberal ticket by the left-wing faction of his own party.
DLP volunteers will be handing out our how-to-vote cards displayed below at pre-poll centres prior to election day and on polling day in Hobart.
DLP members and supporters in Tasmania, please let your friends and relatives know and encourage them to support Senator Abetz with a below the line senate vote!
Full size image here: DLP How to Vote TAS
