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#REDIRECT [[Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)]] |
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{{about|an Australian political party|a political party of a similar name|Outdoor Recreation New Zealand}} |
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{{Infobox Australian political party |
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| party_name = Outdoor Recreation Party |
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| party_logo = Outdoor Recreation Party logo.png |
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| party_wikicolourid = |
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| leader = |
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| deputy = |
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| president = Peter Whelan |
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| convenor = David Leyonhjelm |
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| foundation = {{start date|1996}} |
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| disbanded = |
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| predecessor = |
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| headquarters = [[New South Wales]] |
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| ideology = to represent the outdoor community and interests |
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| international = |
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| website = http://www.orp.org.au/ |
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The '''Outdoor Recreation Party (ORP)''' is a minor political party originating in [[New South Wales]] (NSW), [[Australia]]. It professes to represent the outdoor community and interests such as cycling, bushwalking, camping, kayaking, 4WD motoring, skiing, fishing and shooting. It is formally allied with the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)|Liberal Democratic Party]]. |
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==History== |
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In 1996 [[Glenn Druery]] was instrumental in the formation of the ORP, of which [[Malcolm Jones (politician)|Malcolm Jones]] became president. In 1997 the party contested a state [[by-election]],<ref>[http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/resources/nswelectionsanalysis/1995/Sutherland_1.htm (1997) Sutherland by-election] at NSW Parliament</ref> in which Druery received 2.13% of the primary vote. The party subsequently contested several other federal and state elections. |
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At the [[New South Wales state election, 1999|1999 NSW general election]], Druery formulated a strategy by means of which [[Instant-runoff voting|preference votes]] could be harvested from a large number of small political parties.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2004/guide/senatetickets.htm New South Wales] at [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] federal election coverage, 2004</ref> He skilfully negotiated for independent and selected minor-party candidates to adhere to his calculated preference-swapping arrangements. As a result, three people were elected to the upper house with very low primary-votes, including Malcolm Jones whose share of the primary vote was 0.2%. Jones was forced to resign in 2003 amidst a corruption scandal and an ICAC inquiry into his conduct,<ref>Mitchell, Alex [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/30/1062194756847.html Historic move to expel 'corrupt' MP] at [[The Sun-Herald]] 31 August 2003</ref> and party member [[Jon Jenkins]] was appointed to the casual vacancy to serve out the remainder of Jones's 8-year term. |
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Though the ORP passed the NSW Electoral Office's political party registration process in June 2006, allowing it to contest the 2007 New South Wales state election, Jenkins resigned his seat shortly before the election. The party contested the election on a joint Upper House ticket with the Horse Riders Party but was unsuccessful, achieving only 0.6% of the vote. |
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Amendments to the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 made it much harder for a minor political party to be registered, thus eliminating the type of preference manipulation from which the ORP had previously benefited. In late-2009, the ORP allied itself with the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)|Liberal Democratic Party]] in NSW to contest the [[New South Wales state election, 2011|March 2011 election]]. This move enables the ORP to participate in federal elections through the LDP's federal registration and, conversely, the LDP can participate in NSW elections using the ORP name. |
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In the [[Australian federal election, 2013|2013 federal election]], the party chose to appear under the Senate group name '''Stop The Greens'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/Registered_parties/outdoor-recreation.htm|title=AEC: Political Party Registration for 'Outdoor Recreation Party (Stop The Greens)'|publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]]|date=8 July 2013|accessdate=22 August 2013}}</ref> |
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In the [[Australian federal election, 2016|2016 federal election]] Outdoor Recreation Party (Stop The Greens) fielded a single [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] candidate in the [[Division of Forrest]].<ref name="2016candidates">{{cite web |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/election/candidates.htm |title=Candidates for the 2016 federal election |date=12 June 2016 |access-date=12 June 2016 |publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.orp.org.au/ The Outdoor Recreation Party] Official website |
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*[http://ldp.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1042:davidl&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=29 Current Events] at Liberal Democratic Party official website. (Includes statement on "NSW Election 2011".) Accessed 3 February 2012 |
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{{Australian political parties}} |
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{{New South Wales political parties}} |
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[[Category:Political parties in Australia]] |
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[[Category:Recreational political parties]] |
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