Australian Progressive Alliance

Australian Progressive Alliance

The Australian Progressive Alliance (APA) was a minor liberal party in Australia, formed by Meg Lees, an independent senator and former leader of the Australian Democrats, in April 2003. The party ceased to operate and was deregistered in June 2005 following Senator Lees's defeat at the 2004 election and the expiry of her term.

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History

Meg Lees resigned from membership of the Democrats in July 2002 after being deposed as the party's Senate leader in April 2001. She sat as an independent in the Senate before forming the APA in 2003. Other APA members included the former Democrat Queensland Senator John Woodley and Elisabeth Kirkby, a former Democrat member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.

Policy

Lees sought to position the APA as a party of the moderate centre, arguing that the Democrats, under the leadership of Cheryl Kernot, Natasha Stott-Despoja and Andrew Bartlett, had moved too far to the left. In a 2003 opinion article, she claimed the party would appeal to "voters who cannot be dragged to the extremes by the Greens in any enduring way."[1]

The party's "guiding principles" were described as:

  • To act with integrity, tolerance and compassion.
  • To respect the freedom of the individual particularly the freedoms of association, expression and religion.
  • To uphold a system of constitutional checks and balances in government, particularly the separation of powers and the rule of law.
  • To commit to a socially just, environmentally responsible and economically sustainable Australia, working for a balance between, and the integration of, social needs, the protection and care of Australia’s unique biodiversity and the equitable collection and spending of revenue.
  • To work for positive solutions for all Australians and not be controlled by any one particular group in the community.

2004 Senate election

At the 2004 federal election, the only election contested by the party, the APA stood candidates in NSW (lead candidate, Reese Malcolm), Victoria (Chris Grigsby), Queensland (Tony Newman), Western Australia (Geoff Gibson) and the ACT (Jeannette Jolley) in addition to Meg Lees (South Australia).

Results

Senate Electorate Votes (%)
SA 11,061 (1.14%)
ACT 1,147 (0.54%)
Victoria 2,453 (0.08%)
WA 932 (0.08%)
NSW 2,342 (0.06%)
Qld 928 (0.04%)
National Total 18,863 (0.14%)

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