
History
Source: Wikipedia
Australia has had a number of independents who have successfully won a seat in parliament, although most of them had the advantage of previously being an MP for a major party, or held a high profile position in the community.
Voices groups are locally organised groups channeling growing dissatisfaction with traditional political parties that are not representative of their electorates.[2][3] The first “Voices” group was founded in the electorate of Indi in 2012 around an identified need for greater democratic engagement at the community level.[4] As of 3 December 2021 there are 38 active Voices groups across 35 electorates in Australia.
Some of the groups are seeking and endorsing a candidate. Most avoid directing their preferences through the use of a how-to-vote card. Some groups are focused on participatory democracy, so are strictly non-partisan and are not seeking or endorsing a candidate. There is also a group seeking to register as a political party, the Independent Voices for the Senate, in order to endorse ‘Voices’ candidates so they will be ‘above the line’ on the Senate ballot papers.[5] No senator has been elected from ‘below the line’ on the ballot paper since the current ‘line’ was introduced.
Is there a “Voice of” Group near you?
Group | Electorate | State | Candidate endorsed at thenext election |
YES Voices | Aston | Vic | |
ProACT | ACT (Senate) | ACT | David Pocock |
Voices of Bennelong | Bennelong | NSW | |
Voices of the Upper North Shore | Berowra | NSW | |
Voices of Boothby | Boothby | SA | Jo Dyer[54] |
Voices of Bradfield |
NSW
|
Nicolette Boele[56][57]
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Voices of the Upper North Shore | |||
Voices 4 Calare | Calare | NSW | |
Voices of Casey |
Vic
|
Claire Ferres Miles[60] | |
YES Voices | |||
Voices of Chisholm | Chisholm | Vic | |
Voices for Cooper | Cooper | Vic | |
Voices 4 Cowper | Cowper | NSW | Carolyn Heise[64] |
Curtin Independent | Curtin | WA | Kate Chaney[67] |
YES Voices | Deakin | Vic | |
Voices of Durack | Durack | WA | |
We are Fadden | Fadden | Qld | |
Voices of Fairfax | Fairfax | Qld | |
Voices of Mornington Peninsula | Flinders | Vic | Sarah Russell[72] |
Voices for Forrest | Forrest | WA | |
Voices of Goldstein | Goldstein | Vic | Zoe Daniel[75] |
Voices of Groom | Groom | Qld | Suzie Holt [78] |
Voices of Hinkler | Hinkler | Qld | |
Hughes Deserves Better | Hughes | NSW | Georgia Steele[82][83] |
We Are Hughes | Hughes | NSW | Linda Seymour [85][86] |
Voices of Hume |
NSW
|
Penny Ackery[88][89]
|
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Vote Angus Out | |||
Voices for Indi | Indi | Vic | Helen Haines |
Voices of Kooyong |
Vic
|
Monique Ryan[93]
|
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Kooyong Independents | |||
Voices 4 Lyne | Lyne | NSW | |
Mackellar Rising | Mackellar | NSW | Sophie Scamps[97] |
Voices of Mackellar | Mackellar | NSW | -Nil- |
Voices for Mallee | Mallee | Vic | |
Voices for Monash | Monash | Vic | Deb Leonard[102] |
Voices4GC | Moncrieff | Qld | |
Moore Deserves More | Moore | WA | |
What Matters? New England Electorate | New England | NSW | |
Voices for Nicholls | Nicholls | Vic | Rob Priestly[111] |
Voices of North Sydney |
NSW
|
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North Sydney’s Independent | |||
Voices of Pearce | Pearce | WA | |
Voices4Riverina | Riverina | NSW | Pennie Scott[116] |
Voices of Ryan | Ryan | QLD | |
Voices of Tasmania | Tasmania | Tas | |
Independent Voices for the Senate | National (Senate) | National | Susan Benedyka (Vic) |
Voices of Wannon | Wannon | Vic | Alex Dyson |
Voices of Warringah | Warringah | NSW | Zali Steggall |
Wentworth Independents |
NSW
|
||
Voices of Wentworth | |||
Voices of Wide Bay | Wide Bay | Qld |
Source: Wikipedia
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Carol Khan - Queensland
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