The Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party, also known as Sack Dan Andrews Restore Democracy, was an Australian political party founded in 2022 by Tosh-Jake Finnigan, an openly transgender whistleblower over the Labor Party's so-called 'red shirts rorts' scandal.[1] The party was formed in opposition to then-Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.[2][3]
Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party | |
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| Abbreviation | RDSD |
| Leader | Tosh-Jake Finnigan |
| Founded | August 2022 |
| Registered | 28 October 2022 |
| Dissolved | 22 December 2023 |
| Ideology | Anti-corruption |
| Colac Otway Shire Council | 1 / 7 (2023)
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History edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "Currently registered parties". Victorian Electoral Commission. Victoria State Government. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party founder becomes Victoria's first openly trans councillor". 19 January 2023.
- ^ Offer, Kaitlyn (14 December 2022). "Who is in Victoria's Legislative Council". The Canberra Times.
- ^ "No. G 33 Thursday 18 August 2022" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tosh-Jake Finnigan elected to Colac Otway Shire Council". Colac Otway Shire.