Centre Unity Party Explained

Centre Unity Party
Colorcode:	ED6D2D
Founder:	Patricia Poulos
Founded:	October 1986
Dissolved:	1990
Ideology:	Centrism
Country:	New South Wales

The Centre Unity Party (CUP) was an Australian political party.

History

The party was formed by Patricia Poulos in October 1986, and first contested two New South Wales state by-elections − Bankstown and Heathcote − in January 1987.^{[1] [2]}

At the 1990 federal election, the party contested ran five Senate tickets across multiple states, although it was not registered with the Australian Electoral Commission. Poulos also contested the division of Cook, where she received 2.1% of the vote, coming last in a field of five candidates.^[3]

The party did not contest any further elections. Its logo was back-to-back kangaroos.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia . Newspapers.com . 4 January 1987 . Sydney Morning Herald.
2. Web site: Centre Unity Party . 8 December 2018 . Getty Images.
3. Web site: Poulos, Patricia . The Australian Women's Register.