Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance

Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance (DPDA), also known as Democratic Alliance, is an Australian political party founded in 2021.[1] The party was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission on 28 February 2022.[2]

Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance
AbbreviationDemocratic Alliance
LeaderDrew Pavlou
FoundedDecember 2021 (2021-12)
Registered28 February 2022 (2022-02-28)
IdeologyAnti-corruption
Workplace democracy
Website
www.democraticalliance.com.au

The party's policies include promoting a pro-Taiwan foreign policy, protecting human rights, establishing a federal anti-corruption agency, building a green economy, and supporting workplace democracy.[3]

The Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance ran in the 2022 Australian federal election but failed to win a seat. The party's candidates received 2,215 first preference votes for the House of Representatives nationally, 4,555 first preference votes for the Senate in Queensland (representing 0.15% of total votes cast) and 1,011 first preference votes for the Senate in South Australia (representing 0.09% of total votes cast).[4][5][6]

Candidates in the 2022 Australian federal election
Main article: Candidates of the 2022 Australian federal election

House of Representatives
Candidate State Electorate Ref
Inty Elham South Australia Sturt [7]
Kyinzom Dhongdue New South Wales Bennelong [8][9]

Senate
Candidate State Ref
Drew Pavlou Queensland [7]
Simon Leitch Queensland [10]
Adila Yarmuhammad South Australia [7]
Amina Yarmuhammad South Australia [10]

See also

References
  1. "Beijing critic forms new political party with young, diverse candidates ahead of federal election". ABC News. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. "Registration of a political party Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. "Issues". Drew Pavlou.
  4. "First preferences by party". Australian Electoral Commission. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. "First preferences by Senate group". Australian Electoral Commission. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. "First preferences by Senate group". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. Brooks, Sally; Xing, Dong (15 December 2021). "Anti-Chinese Communist Party advocacy unites alliance of young, diverse people to run in 2022 federal election". ABC News. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. "Campaign launch: Kyinzom Dhongdue for Bennelong". www.kyinzom.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. Kyinzom Dhongdue [@kyinzom.dhongdue] (28 February 2022). "I've got some news to share!" – via Instagram.
  10. "Who are my candidates?". aec.gov.au. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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