Progressive Conservative Party (Australia)
Progressive Conservative Party | |
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Anti-immigration | |
| Political position | Far-right |
The Progressive Conservative Party (PCP) was a
.The party was established in October 1979 by Gordon Hardy, a Perth company director. Its policies were listed by The Canberra Times as advocating for a national referendum on Asian immigration to Australia, and a 90 percent cut to foreign aid.[2]
In 1981, the PCP merged with the Australian National Alliance and the Immigration Control Association to form the Progressive Nationalist Party, which claimed a membership of 1,000.[3]
Federal parliament
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| House of Representatives | ||||
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3,620 | 0.04(#10/14) | 0 / 150
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| Senate | ||||||
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
# of overall seats |
+/– | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,247 | 0.07 (#11/12) | 0 / 40
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0 / 76
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0
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References
- ^ Jaensch, Dean & Mathieson, David (1998). A plague on both your houses: minor parties in Australia, Allen & Unwin, 115
- ^ "New Party". The Canberra Times. 10 October 1979.
- ISBN 019553512X.