Previously registered parties
Political parties must meet certain conditions to be registered in Victoria. See Register a political party for more about this process.
This is a record of all parties previously registered in Victoria from 2018. If you need information from before 2018 please contact us on 131 832 or at rppregistration@vec.vic.gov.au.
Previously registered parties
| Party name |
Date registered |
Date deregistered |
| Health Australia Party |
24 April 2018 |
23 May 2024 |
| Fiona Patten's Reason Party |
12 October 2010 |
7 March 2024 |
| Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews |
28 October 2022 |
22 December 2023 |
| Angry Victorians |
28 October 2022 |
21 December 2023 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party |
28 May 2018 |
16 March 2023 |
| Victorians Party |
8 March 2022 |
9 September 2022 |
| Voluntary Euthanasia Party (Victoria) |
25 July 2014 |
19 June 2020 |
| Socialist Alliance (Victoria) |
4 November 2002 |
2 December 2019 |
| Australian Country Party |
16 August 2005 (originally as Country Alliance) |
11 July 2019 |
| Australian Conservatives (Vic) |
18 July 2017 |
26 June 2019 |
| Australian Liberty Alliance |
1 October 2018 |
12 June 2019 |
| Hudson for Northern Victoria |
27 August 2018 |
18 February 2019 |
Changes to the register of political parties
Registered political parties often make changes to their party details. The Electoral Act 2002 (Vic) requires us to publish notice of any proposed changes to the register of political parties in the Victoria Government Gazette.
These changes might be:
- change of party name
- change of party logo
- change of registered officer
- change of abbreviated name
- change of registered address
This is a record of all changes to the register of political parties from 1 January 2019. You can find full details of the changes in the Victoria Government Gazette.
If you need information from before 2019 please call us on 131 832 or email rppregistration@vec.vic.gov.au.
2024
| Party name |
Change |
Date |
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Victoria |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
2 December 2024 |
| Family First Victoria |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
25 November 2024 |
| New Democrats |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
25 November 2024 |
| Companions and Pets Party |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
21 November 2024 |
| Freedom Party |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
21 November 2024 |
| Legalise Cannabis Victoria |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
21 November 2024 |
| Libertarian Party |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
14 November 2024 |
| Sustainable Australia Party - Stop Overdevelopment/Corruption |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
14 November 2024 |
| National Party of Australia - Victoria |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
14 November 2024 |
| Victorian Socialists |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
7 November 2024 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
7 November 2024 |
| The Australian Greens - Victoria |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
24 October 2024 |
| Animal Justice Party |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
17 October 2024 |
| Australian Labor Party – Victorian Branch |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
3 October 2024 |
| Liberal Party of Australia – Victorian Division |
Re-registered after meeting requirements |
3 October 2024 |
| Freedom Party of Victoria |
Change of party name and logo |
19 September 2024 |
| National Party of Australia - Victoria |
Change of registered officer to Lyndel Feery |
4 July 2024 |
| Sustainable Australia Party |
Change of registered address |
9 May 2024 |
| Legalise Cannabis Victoria |
Change of registered address |
8 February 2024 |
2023
| Party name |
Change |
Date |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
Change of abbreviation to One Nation |
21 December 2023 |
| Companions and Pets Party |
Change of registered officer to Milton Wilde |
23 November 2023 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
Change of registered address |
17 November 2023 |
| Family First Victoria |
Change of registered officer to Jane Foreman |
26 October 2023 |
| Transport Matters Party |
Change of registered officer to Toni Peters |
6 October 2023 |
| Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch |
Change of registered officer to Cameron Petrie |
28 September 2023 |
| Freedom Party of Victoria |
Change of registered officer to Morgan Jonas |
28 September 2023 |
| Liberal Democratic Party |
Change of party name |
28 September 2023 |
| Animal Justice Party |
Change of registered address |
3 July 2023 |
| Liberal Party of Australia - Victorian Division |
Change of registered officer to Stuart Smith |
15 June 2023 |
| Health Australia Party |
Change of registered officer to Lisa Bentley |
1 June 2023 |
| Family First Victoria |
Change of registered officer to Alister Cameron |
20 April 2023 |
| Animal Justice Party |
Change of registered officer to Austin Cram |
16 March 2023 |
| Democratic Labour Party (DLP) |
Application to change registered officer refused |
10 March 2023 |
| Liberal Party of Australia - Victorian Division |
Change of registered officer to Felicity Redfern |
6 March 2023 |
| Liberal Democratic Party |
Change of registered officer to Robert McCathie |
23 February 2023 |
| Legalise Cannabis Victoria |
Change of registered officer to Craig Ellis |
2 February 2023 |
| Democratic Labour Party (DLP) |
Change of registered officer to Cary de Wit |
10 January 2023 |
2022
| Party name |
Change |
Date |
| New Democrats |
Change of registered address |
2 December 2022 |
| Liberal Party of Australia - Victorian Division |
Update to registered officer details |
17 November 2022 |
| Angry Victorians Party |
Change of registered address |
10 November 2022 |
| United Australia Party |
Change of registered address |
10 November 2022 |
| Family Matters Australia Party |
Application for registration refused after not meeting Act requirements |
31 October 2022 |
| Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia |
Application for registration refused after not meeting Act requirements |
28 October 2022 |
| Australian Federation Party Victoria |
Application for registration refused after not meeting Act requirements |
28 October 2022 |
| Australian Democrats |
Application for registration refused after not meeting Act requirements |
28 October 2022 |
| FUSION: Science, Pirate, Secular, Climate, Emergency |
Application for registration refused after not meeting Act requirements |
28 October 2022 |
| Independence Party |
Application for registration refused after not meeting Act requirements |
27 October 2022 |
| Democratic Labour Party (DLP) |
Change of registered address |
13 October 2022 |
| Victorian Socialists |
Change of party logo |
6 October 2022 |
| Democratic Labour Party (DLP) |
Change of party logo |
29 September 2022 |
| Health Australia Party |
Application to change party name withdrawn |
27 September 2022 |
| Legalise Marijuana Party |
Application for registration withdrawn |
26 September 2022 |
| Victoria Climate Change Party |
Application for registration refused after not meeting Act requirements |
12 September 2022 |
| Victorians Party |
Change of party logo |
5 September 2022 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party |
Change of registered officer to Annette Philpott |
18 August 2022 |
| Liberal Democratic Party |
Change of party logo |
28 July 2022 |
| Family First Victoria |
Application for registration refused after not meeting Act requirements |
22 July 2022 |
| Victorians Party |
Registration of logo |
13 July 2022 |
| Democratic Labour Party (DLP) |
Change of registered officer to Stephen Campbell |
9 February 2022 |
2021
| Party name |
Change |
Date |
| National Party of Australia - Victoria |
Change of registered address |
9 November 2021 |
| Animal Justice Party |
Change of registered office to Meg Watkins |
29 October 2021 |
| Democratic Labour Party (DLP) |
Change of registered officer to Michael Palma |
4 October 2021 |
| Transport Matters Party |
Change of registered address |
17 September 2021 |
| Fiona Patten's Reason Party |
Change of registered address |
14 September 2021 |
| Democratic Labour Party (DLP) |
Change of registered officer to Joel Van Der Horst |
19 March 2021 |
| Animal Justice Party |
Change of registered officer to Nadine Richings |
16 March 2021 |
| Democratic Labour Party (DLP) |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
2 March 2021 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
2 February 2021 |
| Fiona Patten's Reason Party |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
2 February 2021 |
| Liberal Democratic Party |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
2 February 2021 |
| Liberal Democratic Party |
Change of registered address |
25 January 2021 |
2020
| Party name |
Change |
Date |
| Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
22 December 2020 |
| Health Australia Party |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
18 December 2020 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
18 December 2020 |
| Victorian Socialists |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
18 December 2020 |
| Sustainable Australia Party - Stop Overdevelopment/Corruption |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
4 December 2020 |
| Liberal Party of Australia - Victorian Division |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
3 December 2020 |
| Transport Matters Party |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
3 December 2020 |
| The Australian Greens - Victoria |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
25 November 2020 |
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Victoria |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
17 November 2020 |
| Animal Justice Party |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
17 November 2020 |
| National Party of Australia - Victoria |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
11 November 2020 |
| Sustainable Australia Party - Stop Overdevelopment/Corruption |
Change of party name |
15 September 2020 |
| Liberal Democratic Party |
Change of registered officer to Tim Quilty |
8 September 2020 |
| Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch |
Change of registered officer to Christopher Ford |
28 July 2020 |
| Liberal Party of Australia - Victoria Division |
Change of registered address |
29 June 2020 |
| Transport Matters Party |
Change of registered officer to Rodney Barton |
26 June 2020 |
| The Australian Greens - Victoria |
Change of registered officer to Martin Shield |
19 February 2020 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party |
Change of registered officer to Ruth Stanfield |
6 February 2020 |
2019
| Party name |
Change |
Date |
| Democratic Labour Party (DLP) |
Change of registered officer to Jennifer Bowden |
17 December 2019 |
| Liberal Party of Australia - Victoria Division |
Change of registered officer to Sam McQuestin |
27 November 2019 |
| Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch |
Change of registered officer to Clare Burns |
8 October 2019 |
| Liberal Party of Australia - Victoria Division |
Change of registered officer to Adam Wojtonis |
16 August 2019 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
Change of registered address |
8 August 2019 |
| The Australian Greens - Victoria |
Change of registered officer to Rohan Leppert |
2 July 2019 |
| Transport Matters Party |
Change of registered address |
11 June 2019 |
| Sustainable Australia Party - Stop Overdevelopment/Corruption |
Change of logo |
16 April 2019 |
| The Australian Greens - Victoria |
Change of registered officer to Michael Poland |
22 March 2019 |
| Animal Justice Party |
Reregistered after meeting review requirements |
1 March 2019 |
| Australian Country Party |
Change of party name to 'Australian Country Party', abbreviation 'Country Party' |
1 March 2019 |
| Australian Country Party |
Change of registered address |
20 February 2019 |
| Victorian Socialists |
Change of registered officer to Corey Oakley |
30 January 2019 |
| Liberal Party of Australia - Victoria Division |
Change of registered officer to Simon Frost |
17 January 2019 |
