Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party

The Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party, also known as Sack Dan Andrews Restore Democracy,[1] is an Australian minor political party founded in 2022 by Tosh-Jake Finnigan, an openly transgender whistleblower over the Labor Party's so-called 'red shirts rorts' scandal.[2][3] The party was formed in opposition to then-Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Restore Democracy
Sack Dan Andrews Party
AbbreviationRDSD
LeaderTosh-Jake Finnigan
FoundedAugust 2022
Registered28 October 2022
IdeologyAnti-corruption
Colac Otway Shire Council
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History

The Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party was registered by the Victorian Electoral Commission as a political party on 28 October 2022, after applying for registration on 18 August 2022.[4]

On 16 November 2022, Australian Values Party leader Heston Russell leaked a video to the Herald Sun of him to talking to Glenn Druery about a potential preference deal. In the video, Druery also claims that he controls a number of minor parties and that Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews is "one of (his)". Finnigan denied the allegations.[5]

At the 2022 Victorian state election, RDSD received 0.83% of the statewide legislative council vote. Finnigan ran in the Western Victoria Region and was unsuccessful at getting elected.

In January 2023, Finnigan was elected via a countback to the Colac Otway Shire Council.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Currently registered parties". Victorian Electoral Commission. Victoria State Government. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. "Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party founder becomes Victoria's first openly trans councillor". 19 January 2023.
  3. Offer, Kaitlyn (14 December 2022). "Who is in Victoria's Legislative Council". The Canberra Times.
  4. "No. G 33 Thursday 18 August 2022" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette.
  5. Puglisi, Leonardo (16 November 2022). "Glenn Druery reveals the Sack Dan Andrews Party is 'one of mine' in a leaked video". 6 News Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. "Tosh-Jake Finnigan elected to Colac Otway Shire Council". Colac Otway Shire.
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