Australian Motorist Party
| Australian Motorist Party | |
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| President | Geoff Develin |
| Chairman | Geoff Develin[1] |
| Spokesperson | David Cumbers[2] |
| Founded | June 13, 2008[2] |
| Headquarters | Fyshwick, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia[2] |
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The Australian Motorist Party (A.M.P.) is an Australian political party dedicated to representing motorist and road users, as well pedestrians, throughout Australia. It was founded by groups of concerned motorists.[3][4]
Policies
- Safety of drivers and pedestrians
- Issues involving young drivers such as education and training.
- Public transport
- Cost of driving
- Fuel taxes and alternative fuel sources
History
The A.M.P. was formed in May 2007[5] and became an official registered party in 2008.[2] They put forward 6 candidates for the 2008 ACT elections and used a bus equipped with a public address system to promote their new political party.[6] Burl Doble and Geoff Rake ran for seats in Brindabella. Ginninderra had Denis Walford and Andrew Simmington running and Joe Hlubucek and David Cumbers ran in Molonglo.[4] None of the candidates won the seats they were running for on election night, but Walford made a speech to A.M.P. president, Geoff Develin, to stay positive. In the 2012 ACT Elections the party ran candidates in each of the 3 electorates, most notably in Ginninderra, Summernauts organiser Chic Henry contested the seat and secured a sizeable 6.6% of the vote. The party once again, however failed to have any candidates elected. [7]
References
- ↑ Staff (May 5, 2008). "Liberals Opt for Planning Boss". Journal of Turkish Weekly. International Strategic Research Organization. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 Staff (2012). "Political parties - Register of political parties - Elections ACT". ACT Electoral Commission. ACT Government. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Australian Motorist Party". AMP. Australian Motorist Party. 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- 1 2 Staff (September 10, 2008). "Motorist party no 'single issue group'". ABC News. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ↑ cranky (May 26, 2007). "New Party to contest ACT Election". the-riotact.com. Riot Act. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- ↑ Staff (September 28, 2008). "Motorist Party driving the bus to territory election.". The Canberra Times (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Fairfax Media). OCLC 220340116. Retrieved May 27, 2012.(subscription required)
- ↑ Staff (October 21, 2008). "Party hails energy and optimism of man in the driving seat.". The Canberra Times (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Fairfax Media). OCLC 220340116. Retrieved May 27, 2012.(subscription required)
