HEART Party Health, Environment, Accountability, Rights, Transparency | |
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Abbreviation | HEART |
Founded | 17 August 2023 |
Registered | 3 October 2023 |
Merger of | Health Australia Party Informed Medical Options Party (until 10 October 2023) |
Ideology | Anti-vaccination Anti-fluoridation Environmentalism |
The HEART Party (Health, Environment, Accountability, Rights, Transparency) is an Australian political party.[a] It was founded in August 2023 as a result of a merger of the Health Australia Party (HAP) and Informed Medical Options Party (IMOP).
The party announced its formation in a Facebook video, with both HAP and IMOP saying the decision to merge was made due to their similar policies. However, HAP withdrew from HEART on 10 October, a week after it was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission.[2][3]
The "HEART" acronym was first used by IMOP at the 2023 New South Wales state election.[4]
HEART was deregistered by the Electoral Commission of Queensland on 25 January 2024.[5]
Notes
References
- ^ "Register of political parties". Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Puglisi, Leonardo (17 August 2023). "Two 'freedom parties' merge as they look to get elected for first time". 6 News Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Golden, Isaac. "A Final Word on the Health Australia Party". Health Australia Party. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024.
- ^ Watts, Ellie-Marie. "Meet Port Stephens state election candidate Angela Ketas from the Informed Medical Options Party". Port Stephens Examiner.
- ^ "Cancellation of registration of the Health Environment Accountability Rights Transparency (HEART) Party". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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