Norfolk Liberals

Norfolk Liberals

Norfuk Ailen Librel Paati
Norfolk Liberals Norfuk Ailen Librel Paati
President	Charisse Clarke ; (since May 2013)
Policy Officer	Craig Anderson
Founded	June 2012
Ideology	Liberal conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	Liberal Party of Australia
Norfolk Island Regional Council	1 / 5 (currently suspended)
	Politics of Australia; Elections;

The Norfolk Island Liberal Party (Pitcairn-Norfolk: Norfuk Ailen Librel Paati), more commonly referred to simply as the Norfolk Liberals (Pitcairn-Norfolk: Norfuk Librels), is the Norfolk Island wing of the Liberal Party of Australia. It currently operates as the "Norfolk Island Interest Branch" of the Canberra Liberals.^[2]

History

The Liberals won a single seat on the Norfolk Island Regional Council at the 2016 election. The party previously had representation on the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, which was dissolved in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

At the 2015 status referendum, the party supported the "no" vote, which was ultimately unsuccessful.^[3]

Liberal councillor Dave Porter had intended to contest the 2020 election prior to its cancellation.^[4]

Elected representatives

Legislative Assembly

Ian Anderson (2007−2010)
Craig Anderson (2010−2013)
Dave Porter (2013−2015)

Regional Council

Dave Porter (2016−2021)

Election results

Election	Seats won	±	Total votes	%	Position	Leader
2007	1 / 9	1	662	6.81%	Opposition	Ian Anderson
2010	1 / 9	1	834	8.66%	Opposition	Craig Anderson
2016	1 / 9	1	147	15.61%	Opposition	Dave Porter

References

^ "Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories". Australian Parliament House. 29 April 2014.
^ Join Party Archived 28 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine Canberra Liberals website
^ "Labor And Liberal United On Governance Reform And Rejection Of Referendum" (PDF). The Norfolk Islander. p. 48.
^ "Candidate statement" (PDF). Australian Election Company.

[1] "Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories". Australian Parliament House. 29 April 2014.

[2] Join Party Archived 28 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine Canberra Liberals website

[united-3] "Labor And Liberal United On Governance Reform And Rejection Of Referendum" (PDF). The Norfolk Islander. p. 48.

[drp-4] "Candidate statement" (PDF). Australian Election Company.

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