Voice for the West

Voice for the West was a minor political party in Australia. It was registered as a political party by the Victorian Electoral Commission in 2014 and ran candidates representing western Melbourne electorates in the 2014 Victorian state election.

Voice for the West
PresidentDr Berhan Ahmed
SecretaryVern Hughes
FounderVern Hughes
IdeologyRepresentation for Melbourne's western suburbs

The party was founded by several community leaders from the western suburbs of Melbourne, and aims to challenge members of the Labor Party dominant in the area, and to gain the balance of power in the state parliament.[1]

The party's president was Dr Berhan Ahmed, and its founder and secretary was Vern Hughes.[2] Former independent federal MP Phil Cleary stood as a Voice for the West candidate for the Victorian Legislative Council seat of Northern Metropolitan Region in the 2014 Victorian election.[3]

After an unsuccessful 2014 election where the party managed less than 2% of the primary vote in the Western Metropolitan region Legislative Council vote, the party was deregistered on 16 March 2015.[4][5]

References
  1. Hewitt, Sue (28 July 2014). "West's new political voice jumps the gun on candidate". The Weekly Review. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. Capone, Alesha (8 July 2014). "'People power' election drive hopes to get representatives from Melbourne's west into State Parliament". Brimbank Leader. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. Tippet, Harrison (11 November 2014). "Social justice campaigner Phil Cleary to stand for Voice for the West in Northern Metropolitan Region". Melbourne Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. "Victoria Government Gazette" (PDF). Government of Victoria. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. "Western Metropolitan Region - Victorian Election 2014 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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