Child Protection Party
AbbreviationCPP
LeaderTony Tonkin
PresidentTony Tonkin
General SecretaryAvery Hilditch
FounderTony Tonkin
Founded15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)
HeadquartersHillbank, South Australia
IdeologyChild protection advocacy
SloganProducing better outcomes for all children and their families
Website
www.childprotection.party

The Child Protection Party is a minor political party in Australia. The party is currently only registered in South Australia.[1] led by Tony Tonkin. Its platform is based around child protection.[2]

The CPP unsuccessfully ran 2 upper house candidates at the 2018 state election with around 1.5% of the statewide vote.[3]

The party unsuccessfully ran 1 lower house candidate in 2019 federal election. [4] It was deregistered by the AEC on 30 June 2021.[5]

At the 2022 Victorian state election, the party endorsed independent candidate Eric Koelmeyer in the seat of Bundoora, as they are not registered with the Victorian Electoral Commission.[6]

References

  1. Registered political parties: ECSA
  2. Policies: childprotection.party
  3. "2018 Legislative Council results: ECSA". Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. 2019 House of Representative results for the division of Sturt: AEC
  5. "Notice of deregistration Child Protection Party" (PDF).
  6. "If you live in Victoria and you intend supporting Eric Koelmeyer in Bundoora, this is how he would like you to vote". Instagram. Child Protection Party.


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