Australian Country Party (2004)
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Australian Country Party
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| Party President | Interim Robert Danieli |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Kyabram, Victoria |
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The Australian Country Party (ACP), previously known as the Country Alliance and the Australian Country Alliance, is a minor political party based in the Australian state of Victoria. The party is focused on rural issues, describing itself as "dedicated solely to the interests of regional communities", and was created to provide an alternative to the National Party in country Victoria.
The party was formed in 2004, and, registering with the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) the following year, has contested every Victorian state election since its formation. It was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in July 2011, and contested the Senate in South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria (and several Victorian lower house seats) at the 2013 federal election. The party's best result occurred in the electoral district of Shepparton at the 2010 state election, when its candidate polled 39.5% of the two-candidate-preferred vote (20.5% on first preferences) to finish second to the National Party candidate.
In February 2014, it was reported by The Weekly Times (and subsequently confirmed by the party) that the Victorian branch of Katter's Australian Party (KAP) would merge with the Country Alliance for the upcoming 2014 Victorian state election. Under this proposal, members of the Victorian branch of the KAP joined the Country Alliance, with the combined parties to contest the election as the Australian Country Alliance. The name change was completed on 1 May 2014, although the party remained registered federally as "Country Alliance". In August 2015, the VEC approved a further name change for the party, which took on the name "Australian Country Party" (for Victorian elections). In October 2015, the Australian Electoral Commission approved the party's name change to Australian Country Party for federal elections.
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