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True Whig Party (Australia)

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298: 154:. The party's platform was "to do nothing", parodying the model of local politicians. Fitzgerald refused to make a campaign speech, later describing his silence as "meaningful". One of the party's campaign promises was to build service stations on Mugga Way in the suburb of 181: 254: 1389: 286: 279: 1142: 151: 1414: 302: 341: 139:
had, Alan Fitzgerald announced he was forming the True Whig Party. He called on voters to write his or his party's names on ballot papers for the
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Hearing that many voters had done so, Fitzgerald announced on 14 August 1967 that he would stand for the Advisory Council at the
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for the Australia Party, being re-elected with 21% of the vote (ahead of the Liberal Party).
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Fitzgerald was subsequently elected, receiving the third highest primary vote behind
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In 1966, frustrated with the lack of power that the
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True Whig Party
Leader
Alan Fitzgerald
Alan Fitzgerald
Australia Party
ACT Advisory Council
Australian
joke party
Alan Fitzgerald
Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council
Division of Australian Capital Territory
1966 federal election
upcoming election in September
Red Hill
Labor
Liberal Party
Australia Party
ACT by-election
1970 Advisory Council election


"Hansard"
"The true Whig candidate: Alan Fitzgerald"
"Satirist captured Canberra's heart"
"Elected Members, ACT Advisory Council, 1930-1974"
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Defunct political parties in Australia
Country and Progressive National

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