New Democrats | |
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Abbreviation | ND[1] |
Secretary | Kaushaliya Vaghela |
Founder | Kaushaliya Vaghela |
Registered | 6 October 2022 |
Split from | Victorian Labor Party |
Membership (2022) | c. 2,000 |
Legislative Assembly | 0 / 88
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Legislative Council | 0 / 40
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Website | |
newdemocrats | |
The New Democrats are a minor party founded in 2022[2][3] by then-sitting MLC and former Labor Party member Kaushaliya Vaghela. A former Independent MLC for the Western Metropolitan Region, Vaghela is the party's secretary.[4] The party claimed to have over 2,000 members,[3][5] and was registered by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) on 6 October 2022, 51 days before the state election.[6][1]