Fluoride Free WA explained

Fluoride Free WA Party
Foundation:January 2017
Merged:Health Australia Party
Headquarters:Perth, Western Australia
Ideology:Oppose mandatory water fluoridation
Country:Australia

Fluoride Free WA Party was a political party registered for elections in Western Australia.[1] Its main policy is to end mandatory water fluoridation in Western Australia.[2] The party is a distinct legal entity from an advocacy organisation named Fluoride Free WA Inc, however, the party was formed by the advocacy group to increase media interest.[3] The party merged into the Health Australia Party in 2019.[4]

Fluoride Free WA Party fielded two candidates in each of the six regions for the Legislative Council in the 2017 Western Australian election.[5] It subsequently also ran John Watt (a vice-president and the treasurer of Fluoride Free WA Inc) as a candidate in the Darling Range by-election in 2018.[6]

Voting for the legislative council uses group voting tickets. Fluoride Free WA Party has participated with four other parties in a set of preference deals orchestrated by Glenn Druery. The other parties are Family First, Liberal Democrats, Flux the System and the Daylight Saving Party. The deals are arranged so that the ticket votes for these five parties roll up to a different party in each region.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registered Political Parties in WA . . 16 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Fluoride Free WA - Drink water not waste . 15 February 2017.
  3. Web site: FFWA Newsletter Aug17 . Fluoride Free WA . 16 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Updating the Parties Registered to Contest the 2021 Western Australian Election – Antony Green's Election Blog . en-AU.
  5. Web site: Legislative Council - Candidates by Region and Party . 2017 State General Election . . 15 February 2017.
  6. Web site: FFWA Newsletter Aug 2018 . Fluoride Free WA . 16 August 2018.
  7. Web site: WA election: Micro party preference deal could take five seats in Upper House . . Laura . Gartry . 15 February 2017 . 15 February 2017.