Democratic Socialist Electoral League

The Democratic Socialist Electoral League was a minor Australian political party that operated from 1998 until its voluntary deregistration in 2001.^[1] It supported a broadly socialist platform.

Policy

The Democratic Socialist Electoral League espoused a left-wing position on most issues, including privatisation, the environment, immigration and civil rights.^[2] The party also had a comprehensive preferencing arrangement, supporting the Greens and some other left-wing groups. It differentiated itself from the Greens by claiming that the latter had no clear economic policy.^[2] It supported Labor over the Liberal Party, and was particularly opposed to the rise of One Nation.^[2]

The party had links to the Marxist Democratic Socialist Perspective^[3], which, after the DSEL's deregistration, contested elections as part of the Socialist Alliance.

References

1. ^ Australian Electoral Commission (2007). "Democratic Socialist Electoral League". http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Deregistered_parties/dsel.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b c[dead link]}Democratic Socialist Electoral League (1998). "POLICY". Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20071025035143/http://www.dsp.org.au/ds/policy.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 
3. ^^{[dead link]}Democratic Socialist Perspective (2007). "DSP Campaigns". Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20071025080349/http://www.dsp.org.au/c-elecs.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 

See also

• Democratic Socialist Perspective
• Socialist Alliance (Australia)