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The '''Family First Party''' is a [[political party]] in [[Australia]], with policies based on [[Conservatism|socially conservative]] [[family values]].
Although officially secular, many members and candidates are from conservative [[Christianity|Christian]] backgrounds. Family First co-founder, Pastor Andrew Evans, was the General Superintendent of the [[Assemblies of God]] in Australia for twenty years, and numerous candidates have been from this denomination.
==History==
The party was established in 2002 in [[South Australia]] and first contested seats in that state's [[Legislative Assembly]], winning one seat in 2002 and again in 2006.
The party contested seats in the 2004 federal election for the [[Parliament of Australia]] and, through preference swaps mostly with the [[Liberal Party of Australia]], had a [[Australian Senate|Senator]] elected from [[Victoria]].
At the 2007 federal election, Family First received approximately 1.65 per cent of the primary vote in the Senate and 1.99% in the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]].
==External links==
* [http://www.familyfirst.org.au Official web site]
** [http://www.familyfirst.org.au/familyfirst.php Party policies]
* [http://www.aec.gov.au Australian Electoral Commission]
** [http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseStateFirstPrefsByParty-13745-NAT.htm 2007 election results (Representatives, first preferences)]
[[Category:Political Parties]]
[[Category:Australia]]
Although officially secular, many members and candidates are from conservative [[Christianity|Christian]] backgrounds. Family First co-founder, Pastor Andrew Evans, was the General Superintendent of the [[Assemblies of God]] in Australia for twenty years, and numerous candidates have been from this denomination.
==History==
The party was established in 2002 in [[South Australia]] and first contested seats in that state's [[Legislative Assembly]], winning one seat in 2002 and again in 2006.
The party contested seats in the 2004 federal election for the [[Parliament of Australia]] and, through preference swaps mostly with the [[Liberal Party of Australia]], had a [[Australian Senate|Senator]] elected from [[Victoria]].
At the 2007 federal election, Family First received approximately 1.65 per cent of the primary vote in the Senate and 1.99% in the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]].
==External links==
* [http://www.familyfirst.org.au Official web site]
** [http://www.familyfirst.org.au/familyfirst.php Party policies]
* [http://www.aec.gov.au Australian Electoral Commission]
** [http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseStateFirstPrefsByParty-13745-NAT.htm 2007 election results (Representatives, first preferences)]
[[Category:Political Parties]]
[[Category:Australia]]