6 News has details on all the parties running, endorsing independents & no longer running.
23 political parties have been registered for the November 26 state election in Victoria, while a further 10 applied unsuccessfully (not including 2 who tried running but never formally applied) and an additional 3 are endorsing independents or have independents affiliated with them.
In addition to all that, a further 5 parties who ran in 2018 are not running this time around.
REGISTERED:
Angry Victorians Party (NEW)
Animal Justice Party
Australian Labor Party
Companions and Pets Party (NEW)
Democratic Labour Party
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party
Family First Party (NEW)
Freedom Party of Victoria (NEW)
Health Australia Party
Legalise Cannabis Victoria (NEW)
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Party
National Party
New Democrats (NEW)
Pauline Hanson's One Nation (NEW)
Reason
Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party (NEW)
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
Sustainable Australia Party
The Greens
Transport Matters Party
United Australia Party (NEW)
Victorian Socialists
HAS AFFILIATED/ENDORSED INDEPENDENTS:
AustraliaOne (did not apply for registration)
Child Protection Party (did not apply for registration)
FUSION: Science, Pirate, Secular, Climate Emergency
Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia
Socialist Alliance (did not apply for registration)
The Conservative Party (did not apply for registration)
TRIED TO RUN:
Australian Democrats
Australian Federation Party
Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance (did not formally apply for registration)
Independence Party
Legalise Marijuana Party
Stop Selling Australia Party (did not formally apply for registration)
Victoria Climate Change Party
Victorians Party
RAN IN 2018 BUT NOT RUNNING AGAIN:
Aussie Battler Party
Australian Liberty Alliance (later became Yellow Vest Australia)
Hudson for Northern Victoria
Voluntary Euthanasia Party
Vote 1 Local Jobs
NOTES:
'NEW' indicates the party the party did not run in the 2018 Victorian election, not necessarily how new the party is
FUSION & Indigenous-Aboriginal both applied unsuccessfully to run as well
Australian Federation Party ran in 2018 as the Australian Country Party
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