Shooters Party
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Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| NSW Legislative Council |
2 / 42
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| NSW Legislative Assembly |
1 / 93
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| Vic Legislative Council |
2 / 40
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| WA Legislative Council |
2 / 36
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| Website | |
| shootersfishersandfarmers.org.au | |
The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party is an Australian political party. It primarily advocates for gun rights and the right of access to public land.
The party was formed in 1992, and was known simply as the Shooters Party. It initially operated only in New South Wales, but has since expanded into other states. It was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in 2007, and contested its first federal election the same year. In July 2009, the party changed its name to the Shooters and Fishers Party, and in April 2016, the name was changed to its current name.
The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party currently has members in three state upper houses – two in the New South Wales Legislative Council, two in the Victorian Legislative Council, and two in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. In November 2016, the party won its first lower house seat, winning the seat of Orange in a by-election. The party's first electoral success came at the 1995 New South Wales state election, with the election of John Tingle.
The Shooters Party was formed on 2 May 1992 by journalist and broadcaster John Tingle after the New South Wales Government proposed to tighten gun control laws after a number of Australian mass shootings. Tingle claimed the new laws would prevent citizens from owning firearms for self-defence. Tingle was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 1995 NSW election in March 1995 for an eight year term, the party's first representative.
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