Need help with a name for a political party

[Mrs Langtrees]

I am on the lobbying trail to get the new green bill overturned. I think this is achievable as getting a very good response by the politicans.
If it gets chucked out the Liberals will try to sweep under the carpet and the industry will be left in the twilight again.
I have committed to finding a resolution rather than a comprise and to get politions to listen and take us seriously i have told them i will set up a political party find 9 other strong willed people like myself and stand in all the unsafe seats in WA.
i have no political affiliations, and no ambition for a lower house seat, but believe we could get enough votes to upset the balance.
So start posting with name thought all i have come up with is the PIA Party for pain in the Arse.....

 

[Fudd]

I am on the lobbying trail to get the new green bill overturned. I think this is achievable as getting a very good response by the politicans.
If it gets chucked out the Liberals will try to sweep under the carpet and the industry will be left in the twilight again.
I have committed to finding a resolution rather than a comprise and to get politions to listen and take us seriously i have told them i will set up a political party find 9 other strong willed people like myself and stand in all the unsafe seats in WA.
i have no political affiliations, and no ambition for a lower house seat, but believe we could get enough votes to upset the balance.
So start posting with name thought all i have come up with is the PIA Party for pain in the Arse.....

Hi MAK,

If you are considering setting up a polictical party in WA, I would suggest that you have a look at the WA Electoral Commission website, in particular, the registration process. The link below contains a guide to help answer any queries.
Western Australian Electoral Commission - Political Party Registration

Basically, a proposed party would require a minimum of 500 members & have a Constitution otherwise candidates would have to stand as "independents" or "unaffiliated" candidates. As for a name, just be aware of the restrictions placed on what a name should not contain so PIA would more than likely not be approved (an apt name but.....).

It would also be recommended that the proposed party be incorporated under the Associations Incorporations Act (so as to limit potential liability on members in the case of, for example, an insurance claim, a law suit etc), see this website and follow the links to an example of what the constitution (the Rules) should contain.
Some Basic Information - Consumer Protection - Department of Commerce

The actual application process to register as an association (as a seperate process to and prior to registering as a policatical party) is not all that difficult.

Fudd

 

[retrowolf]

Freedoms Progress.

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[Privcar]

WA Peoples Party (WAPP)

 

[Mrs Langtrees]

Thanks Fudd do you want the organisation job, we will do no fund raising as langtrees.com will support the campaign and if we keep it simple won't get into any dramas like the Queensland bird.
Can you advise if we should collect 500 members, we could make it $1 membership or something.

 

[Taylor/Tara]

WA equal rights freedom party.
Taylor from Kal

 

[Fudd]

Thanks Fudd do you want the organisation job, we will do no fund raising as langtrees.com will support the campaign and if we keep it simple won't get into any dramas like the Queensland bird.

>>>....I've sent you a PM with my phone number if you want to have a quick chat first.

Can you advise if we should collect 500 members, we could make it $1 membership or something.

>>>....the current parliamentary term has another year to go (expires in Sept 12), assuming that it goes the full 4 year term. Accordingly, the question becomes "will the current government call an election before Sept 2012?". History shows us that at this point of a parliamentary term, governments will be monitoring the electoral environment (ie, those damn polls) so see if its chances of being re-elected are good. If the polls are in their favour, then an election will be called before the term expires.

Usually, the tell tale signs will be announcements of some benefit to the community (dropping taxes, increase funding, no increases in utility charges etc) or bagging the opposition (accusing of some improprietary, leadership problems etc). My gut feeling is that this government will not run its full term. So, can this proposed political party sign up 500+ members (they must be persons who are qualified & entitled to vote in a WA election) and be registered before the next election is called?

If the next election was called for say March or April 2012, would this time frame be too tight to go through this process? If it is, then it may be simpler at this moment in time for you and/or a couple of other like minded persons to just stand as Independents or Unaffilliated persons, provided that you meet the nomination criteria. Then look at forming a political party at a later time if the political climate was conducive. Just a thought.

Fudd

 

[Mrs Langtrees]

Elections now set term March 2013, my thoughts are similar to yours Fudd

 

[AceTrace™]

Hello Madame, have you considerrred de name, P.F.P.F.

It means, "Parrrty For Political Fagina's", bloody.

 

[frankqld]

how about 'the I.Y.F. party' the in your face party,isn't that exactly what you want to do? you want to get in their face? you want to shove your agenda down their throat? you want to be heard? well if you do you will have to get in their way to start and to be heard,ever had someone get 'in your face'? did they get their point across to you,think about it,and once you start you cant faulter or back down as you will be laughed out and never taken seriously again,you will have to 'bull' your way in all the time and not once can you ever take a back seat.

 

[sexnut]

What's this green bill?

The new party sure sounds interesting

 

[svengali]

Hmm.

I am not creative enough to come up with a name but a couple of marketing suggestions come to mind.

Don't sound like a "single issue" crank - people have had enough of that courtesy of Mrs Hansen and the Greenies.

Work out and articulate clearly where your party stands on all the issues which impact on everyday people because they are the ones whose votes you need. You are not going to win Government but, hopefully, if you sound sensible enough you will get a seat or two from swinging voters.

 

[Farm Boy]

Some that did not make it.

4Change (formerly the Climate Change Coalition)
Abolish Self Government Coalition
Advance Australia Party (formerly the Rex Connor Labor Party)
All for Australia League
Australia Party
Australian Bill of Rights Group
Australian Commonwealth Party
Australian Conservative Party
Australian Family Movement
Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist)
Australian Labor Party (NSW)
Australian Marijuana Party
Australian Nationalist Party
Australian Party
Australian Progressive Alliance
Australian Reform Party
Australian Women's Party (1995)
Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI)
Australia's Indigenous Peoples Party
Confederate Action Party of Australia
Centre-Line Party
City Country Alliance
Combined New Australia Party
Commonwealth Centre Party
Commonwealth Liberal Party
Commonwealth Party
Communist Party of Australia (1920–1991)
Communist Party of Australia (revived)
Conservative Party of Australia
Country and Progressive National Party
Country Progressive Party
Curtin Labor Alliance
Deadly Serious Party
Defence and Ex-Services Party
Defence of Government Schools
Democratic Labor Party (1955-78)
Democratic Party
Democratic Party (New South Wales)
Democratic Socialist Electoral League
Engineered Australia Plan Party
Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy Australia
Ex-Service, Service and Veterans Party
Family Law Reform Party
Free Trade Party
Great Australians Party
Grey Power
Hear Our Voice
Hope Party Australia
Human Rights Party
Illawarra Workers Party
Independent EFF
Independent Labor Group
Industrial Labor Party
Industrial Socialist Labor Party
Lang Labor
Liberal and Country League
Liberal Country Party
Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Movement
Liberal Reform Group
Liberal Reform Party
Liberal Party (1922)
liberals for forests
Libertarian Party of Australia
Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party
Majority Labor Party
National Alliance (WA)
National Liberal Party
Natural Law Party
No Aircraft Noise
National Humanitarian Party
National Socialist Party of Australia
Nationalist Party of Australia
New Country Party
New England New State Movement
New LM
No GST Party
Nuclear Disarmament Party
One Australia Movement
One Australia Party
One Nation NSW
One Parliament for Australia
Party! Party! Party!
Pauline's United Australia Party
Pensioner and Citizen Initiated Referendum Alliance (formerly Pensioner Party of Australia)
People Power Party
Progress Party
Progressive Conservative Party
Progressive Labour Party
Progressive Party
Progressive Party (1920)
Protectionist Party
Protestant Labor Party
Protestant People's Party
Queensland Farmers' Union
Queensland Labor Party
Reclaim Australia: Reduce Immigration
Referendum First Group
Reform the Legal System
Revenue Tariff Party
SA First
Single Tax League
Social Democratic Party
State Labor Party
Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party
Surprise Party
Tasmania First Party
Tasmania Senate Team
Taxi Operators Political Service
United Australia Party
United Christian Party
United Country Party
United Tasmania Group
Western Australian Party
What Women Want

 

[svengali]

Actually, a thought popped into my mind while I was at the coalface today.

There is so much authoritarian "Nanny State" regulation these days, think about the restrictions on smoking, liquor licensing, attemptes to censor the internet and now regulate prostitution....

A name which suggests resisting Government meddling in personal choices could be a winner.