First Nation Party officially registered for the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election

‘First Nation Party has officially been entered on the register of political parties in the ACT and is now eligible to nominate candidates for the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election,’ the ACT Electoral Commissioner, Damian Cantwell AM CSC, said today.

The registration took effect today, Tuesday 30 July 2024.

“The deadline for applying for registration passed at midnight 30 June 2024.” Mr Cantwell said, “First Nation Party lodged an application before that deadline and Elections ACT have been assessing it for compliance. Parties wishing to register for ACT elections must submit a list of at least 100 members who are on the ACT electoral roll”.

Registered political parties are able to list their party name or their abbreviated name on ballot papers. First Nation Party’s registered abbreviation is ‘First Nation’.

There are currently sixteen political parties registered to contest the October 2024 election:

• Animal Justice Party
• Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch)
• Belco Party (ACT)
• Canberra Progressives
• Democratic Labour Party (DLP)
• Family First Party (ACT)
• Fiona Carrick Independent
• First Nation Party
• Independents for Canberra
• Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division)
• Libertarian Party
• Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (ACT)
• Strong Independents
• Sustainable Australia Party – Stop Overdevelopment / Corruption
• The ACT Greens
• The Community Action Party (ACT)

Further information on party registration can be viewed on the Commission’s website at www.elections.act.gov.au/for-political-participants