Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting)

The Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting) (originally known as the Non-Custodial Parents Party) was a minor political party in Australia from 2001 to 2020.[1] It supported less government control of many aspects of daily family life, focusing on reform of family law and child support.

Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting)
LeaderAndrew Thompson
Founded1998 (1998)
Dissolved27 May 2020
HeadquartersNew South Wales
IdeologyFathers' rights
Political positionCentre-right
Website
www.equalparenting.org.au

The party’s core policies centred on the issue of family law reform, emphasising legislative changes in order to ensure children maintain a relationship with both parents. The policies focused on assisting non-custodial parents, grandparents and spouses of non-custodial parents, particularly those not granted contact with their children.[2]

History

The Non-Custodial Parents Party was formed in Australia in 1998 by Andrew Thompson and other concerned citizens.[3] The NCPP ran 20 candidates for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and two candidates for the New South Wales Legislative Council in the 1999 state election.[4][5][6]

The NCPP contested six seats and the Senate in New South Wales for the 2001 Australian federal election.[7] A NCPP candidate, John Flanagan, contested the 2002 Cunningham by-election and received 556 votes, representing 0.83% of the total vote. [8][9]

In the 2004 federal election, the NCPP fielded candidates in states other than in New South Wales for the first time. The party ran for the Senate in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, and nationally received a total of 12,207 votes, representing 0.10% of the national vote.[10] The party also contested two seats in the House of Representatives, Cunningham and Parramatta, receiving 1,132 votes total.[11][12][13]

In 2006, the Australian Electoral Commission de-registered all non-parliamentary political parties, including the NCPP, to allow a review of party names.[14] The NCPP successfully re-applied for registration under the name Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting).[15]

In the 2007 federal election, the NCPP again contested four states in the Senate, and ran in Cunningham and Macarthur in the House. The Senate candidates received 6,385 first preference votes, or 0.05% of the total vote,[16] while the House of Representatives candidates received 795 first preferences votes representing 0.01% of the national vote[17]

At the 2010 Federal Election, the NCPP contested the Senate only in New South Wales, winning 0.09% of the total New South Wales votes.[18] and 0.03% of the national vote.[19] The party also ran candidates in Cunningham and Throsby, receiving 2,835 votes.[20][21]

The NCPP ran for the Senate in New South Wales at the 2013 federal election, and also ran in three House of Representatives seats: Cunningham, Throsby, and Flinders in Victoria.[22] The party ran again in Cunningham and Whitlam (formerly Throsby), and for the Senate in New South Wales, in 2016.[23]

The party nominated Anthony Fels, a former member of the WA Legislative Council, for the 2017 Bennelong by-election. Fels came last of 12 candidates with a primary vote of less than 0.2 percent.[24]

At the 2019 federal election, the party ran only in Cunningham, receiving 1,213 votes.[25]

The NCPP voluntarily de-registered in May 2020.[26]

See also

Notes
  1. Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting) Home page. Date accessed 10 June 2020.
  2. Family Law and Child Support Policy and the overall Policies of the Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting). Date accessed 16 December 2010
  3. Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting). Home Page. Date accessed 26 March 2013
  4. 1999 Legislative Assembly results. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/past_results/state_elections/1999_legislative_assembly_results
  5. New South Wales Electoral Commission – 1999 Legislative Council results http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/state_elections_-_legislative_council/1999/1999_lc_group_totals
  6. NSW Elections 1999 for the Legislative Assembly. Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council) Date accessed 10 June 2020.
  7. Australian Electoral Commission AEC 2001 Federal Election – Senate candidates. Date assessed 2 April 2013
  8. Australian Electoral Commission. https://www.aec.gov.au/Elections/supplementary_by_elections/2002/cunningham.htm Date accessed 13 June 2020.
  9. 2002 Cunningham by-election. Date accessed 13 June 2020.
  10. "Senate State First Preferences By Group". Australian Electoral Commission. 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  11. Australian Electoral Commission. The 2004 Australian Federal Election Results for Cunningham. Date accessed 16 December 2010
  12. Australian Electoral Commission. The 2004 Australian Federal Election Results for Parramatta. Date accessed 16 December 2010
  13. "First Preferences By Party-National". Australian Electoral Commission. 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  14. Australian Electoral Commission’s media release dated 22 December 2006 . Date accessed 30 March 2013
  15. Australian Electoral Commission. Details of re-registration of the Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting). Date accessed 16 December 2010
  16. "Senate State First Preferences By Group". The official election results 2007. 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  17. "First Preferences By Party". Australian Electoral Commission. 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  18. "Senate Results - New South Wales - 2010 Federal Election". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  19. "Senate State First Preferences By Group". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  20. "Party Totals - 2010 Federal Election". ABC News. 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  21. "First Preferences By Party". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  22. Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting). 2013 Federal Election and candidates' page. Date accessed 26 March 2013.
  23. "Candidates for the 2016 federal election". Australian Electoral Commission. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  24. "2017 Bennelong by-election results: AEC". Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  25. https://results.aec.gov.au/24310/Website/HouseDivisionPage-24310-114.htm Date accessed 6 June 2020.
  26. https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Deregistered_parties/files/19-20-037-voluntary-deregistration-web-notice-non-custodial-parents-party-equal-parenting.pdf Date accessed 11 June 2020.
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