Conservatives for Climate and Environment

Conservatives for Climate and Environment

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party_name = Conservatives for Climate and Environment
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party_wikicolourid = Conservatives for Climate and Environment
leader = Richard McNeall
foundation = 2007
ideology = Economic conservatism, environmentalism
headquarters = 100 The Crescent
CHELTENHAM NSW
website = http://www.cfce.org.au/

Conservatives for Climate and Environment (CCE) is a minor Australian political party formed in early 2007. It is based on support for the economic policies of the governing Liberal and National parties, but with greater emphasis on the importance of climate change.cite web
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Policies

Conservatives for Climate and Environment are focused on environmental policies, which include the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. They also strongly support the economic policies employed by John Howard's Government, but have a stated small-l liberal approach to social policy, with their website condemning the treatment of Australian terrorism suspect David Hicks. The party also supports greater protection for native forests and opposes the Gunns pulp mill in Tasmania, which has the support of both major parties.

Electoral fortunes

The 2007 federal election was the first election contested by the CCE. It contested three lower house seats (Farrer, Gilmore, and Warringah) in New South Wales, and one seat (Mayo) in South Australia. In the upper house, the Senate, CCE contested in three states, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. CCE gained 9,988 votes or 0.08 percent of the national total in the Senate (between 0.10 percent and 0.13 percent in the three states contested). Results in the 4 lower house seats ranged from 0.46 percent to 1.30 percent.cite web
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] CCE preferenced the Liberal Party, ahead of the Labor Party and The Greens.

Of noteability, despite the CCE favouring the coalition on economic issues, 56 percent of their preferences went to the Labor Party. [ [http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/Website/HouseStateTcpFlow-13745-NAT.htm Two Candidate Preferred Preference Flow ] ]

The CCE vote declined at the 2008 Mayo by-election from 1.3 percent, however there was a field of 11 candidates.

References

External links

* [http://www.cfce.org.au/ Official website]
* [http://voteclimate.org.au/FED07-Polsum-CCE Vote Climate summary of policies]


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