List of political parties in Australia
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The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party of Australia. Federally, 13 of the 150 members of the lower house (Members of Parliament, or MPs) are not members of major parties, as well as 20 of the 76 members of the upper house (senators). The Parliament of Australia has a number of distinctive features including compulsory voting, with full-preference instant-runoff voting in single-member seats to elect the lower house, the Australian House of Representatives, and the use of the single transferable vote to elect the upper house, the Australian Senate. Other parties tend to perform better in the upper houses of the various federal and state parliaments since these typically use a form of proportional representation, except for in Tasmania where the lower house is proportionally elected and the upper house is made up of single member districts.
Tables
Membership requirement(s) · Membership requirement
Federal
Federal
State/Level
Federal
Requirement
1,500
New South Wales
New South Wales
State/Level
New South Wales
Requirement
750
Victoria
Victoria
State/Level
Victoria
Requirement
500
Queensland
Queensland
State/Level
Queensland
Western Australia
Western Australia
State/Level
Western Australia
South Australia
South Australia
State/Level
South Australia
Requirement
200
Northern Territory
Northern Territory
State/Level
Northern Territory
Tasmania
Tasmania
State/Level
Tasmania
Requirement
100
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
State/Level
Australian Capital Territory
| State/Level | Requirement |
| Federal | 1,500 |
| New South Wales | 750 |
| Victoria | 500 |
| Queensland | |
| Western Australia | |
| South Australia | 200 |
| Northern Territory | |
| Tasmania | 100 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
· Federal parties › Federal parliamentary parties
| Political party | Members of the Parliament of Australia as of May 2025 | Party leader(s) | Ideology | |||
| House of Reps | Senate | |||||
| Australian Labor Party | 94 / 150 | 29 / 76 | Anthony Albanese | Social Democracy | ||
| Coalition | Liberal Party | 28 / 150 | 23 / 76 | Sussan Ley | Liberal conservatism | |
| National Party | 15 / 150 | 4 / 76 | David Littleproud | ConservatismAgrarianism | ||
| Australian Greens | 1 / 150 | 10 / 76 | Larissa Waters | Green politicsProgressivism | ||
| One Nation | 0 / 150 | 4 / 76 | Pauline Hanson | HansonismRight-wing populism | ||
| Australia's Voice | 0 / 150 | 1 / 76 | Fatima Payman | — | ||
| Centre Alliance | 1 / 150 | 0 / 76 | No leader | Social liberalismPopulism | ||
| David Pocock | 0 / 150 | 1 / 76 | David Pocock | Progressivism | ||
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 / 150 | 1 / 76 | Jacqui Lambie | PopulismSocial conservatism | ||
| Katter's Australian Party | 1 / 150 | 0 / 76 | Robbie Katter | PopulismAgrarian socialism | ||
| United Australia Party | 0 / 150 | 1 / 76 | Ralph Babet | Australian nationalismRight-wing populism | ||
· Federal parties › Federal non-parliamentary parties
| Name | Leader(s) | Ideology | |
| Animal Justice Party | Angela Pollard | Animal welfare | |
| Australian Christians | Maryka Groenewald | Christian right | |
| Australian Citizens Party | Craig Isherwood | LaRouchism | |
| Australian Democrats | Lyn Allison | Social liberalism | |
| Better Together Party | Lucy BradlowBronwen Bock | — | |
| Fusion Party | Drew Wolfendale | Secular humanism | |
| Family First Party | Lyle Shelton | Social conservatism | |
| The Great Australian Party | Rod Culleton | Right-wing populism | |
| HEART Party | Michael O'Neill | Conspiracism | |
| Indigenous-Aboriginal Party | 'Uncle' Owen Whyman | Indigenous rights | |
| Kim for Canberra | Kim Rubenstein | Progressivism | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Michael Balderstone | Cannabis legalisation | |
| People First Party | Gerard Rennick | Conservatism | |
| Libertarian Party | Anthony Bull | Right-libertarianism | |
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party | Robert Brown | Conservatism | |
| Socialist Alliance | Jacob AndrewarthaSarah HathwaySam Wainwright | Eco-socialism | |
| Sustainable Australia Party | Celeste Ackerly | Environmentalism | |
| Trumpet of Patriots | Suellen Wrightson | Trumpism | |
| Victorian Socialists | Collective leadership | Democratic socialism | |
| Western Sydney Community | Dai LeFrank Carbone | Western Sydney localism | |
· State and territory parties › New South Wales › Parliamentary parties
| Name | MPs | MLCs | Leader | Ideology | ||
| Labor Party | 46 / 93 | 15 / 42 | Chris Minns | Social democracy | ||
| Coalition | Liberal Party | 24 / 93 | 9 / 42 | Mark Speakman | Liberal conservatism | |
| National Party | 11 / 93 | 5 / 42 | Dugald Saunders | ConservatismAgrarianism | ||
| The Greens NSW | 3 / 93 | 4 / 42 | No leader | Green politicsProgressivism | ||
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party | 0 / 93 | 2 / 42 | Robert Borsak | Conservatism | ||
| Animal Justice Party | 0 / 93 | 1 / 42 | Emma Hurst | Animal welfare | ||
| Legalise Cannabis | 0 / 93 | 1 / 42 | Jeremy Buckingham | Cannabis legalisation | ||
| Libertarian Party | 0 / 93 | 1 / 42 | John Ruddick | Right-libertarianism | ||
· State and territory parties › New South Wales › Non-parliamentary parties
| Name | Registered officer | Ideology | |
| Family First Party | Barbara Helvadjian | Christian politics | |
| HEART Party | Michael O'Neill | Anti-vaccination | |
| One Nation | Pauline Hanson | Hansonism | |
| Public Education Party | Glen Stelzer | Single-issue politics | |
| Socialist Alliance | Federico Fuentes | Anti-capitalism | |
| Sustainable Australia Party | William Bourke | Environmentalism | |
| The Small Business Party | Eddie Dogramaci | Small business advocacy | |
· State and territory parties › Victoria › Parliamentary parties
| Name | MLAs | MLCs | Leader | Ideology | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 54 / 88 | 15 / 40 | Jacinta Allan | Social democracy | ||
| Coalition | Liberal Party | 20 / 88 | 12 / 40 | Brad Battin | Liberal conservatism | |
| National Party | 9 / 88 | 2 / 40 | Peter Walsh | ConservatismAgrarianism | ||
| Australian Greens | 3 / 88 | 4 / 40 | Ellen Sandell | Green politicsProgressivism | ||
| Legalise Cannabis | 0 / 88 | 2 / 40 | No leader | Cannabis legalisation | ||
| Libertarian Party | 0 / 88 | 1 / 40 | David Limbrick | Right-libertarianism | ||
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party | 0 / 88 | 1 / 40 | Jeff Bourman | Conservatism | ||
| One Nation | 0 / 88 | 1 / 40 | Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell | Hansonism | ||
| Animal Justice Party | 0 / 88 | 1 / 40 | Georgie Purcell | Animal welfare | ||
· State and territory parties › Victoria › Non-parliamentary parties
| Name | Leader | Ideology | |
| Companions and Pets Party | John Hutchison | Greyhound racing advocacy, horse racing advocacy | |
| Democratic Labour Party | No leader | Christian democracy | |
| Family First Party | Lyle Shelton | Christian politics | |
| Freedom Party of Victoria | Morgan Jonas | Anti-lockdown politics | |
| New Democrats | Kaushaliya Vaghela | Anti-corruption | |
| Sustainable Australia Party | Clifford Hayes | Environmentalism | |
| Victorian Socialists | No leader | Democratic socialism | |
· State and territory parties › Queensland › Parliamentary parties
| Name | MPs | Leader | Ideology | |
| Liberal National Party | 52 / 93 | David Crisafulli | Liberal conservatism | |
| Australian Labor Party | 35 / 93 | Steven Miles | Social democracy | |
| Katter's Australian Party | 3 / 93 | Robbie Katter | PopulismAgrarian socialism | |
| Australian Greens | 1 / 93 | No leader | Green politics | |
· State and territory parties › Queensland › Non-parliamentary parties
| Name | Leader | Ideology | |
| Animal Justice Party | No leader | Animal welfare | |
| Family First Party | Lyle Shelton | Christian politics | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Melody Lindsay | Cannabis legalisation | |
| Libertarian Party | No leader | Right-libertarianism | |
| One Nation | James Ashby | Hansonism | |
· State and territory parties › Western Australia › Parliamentary parties
| Name | MLAs | MLCs | Leader | Ideology | |
| WA Labor | 46 / 59 | 16 / 37 | Roger Cook | Social democracy | |
| Liberal Party Western Australia | 7 / 59 | 10 / 37 | Basil Zempilas | Liberal conservatism | |
| The Nationals WA | 6 / 59 | 2 / 37 | Shane Love | ConservatismAgrarianism | |
| The Greens (WA) | 0 / 59 | 4 / 37 | Brad Pettitt | Green politics | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 0 / 59 | 2 / 37 | Rod Caddies | Hansonism | |
| Legalise Cannabis Party WA | 0 / 59 | 1 / 37 | Brian Walker | Cannabis legalisation | |
| Australian Christians | 0 / 59 | 1 / 37 | Jamie van Burgel | Christian right | |
| Animal Justice Party | 0 / 59 | 1 / 37 | No leader | Animal welfare | |
· State and territory parties › Western Australia › Non-parliamentary parties
| Name | Leader | Ideology | |
| Stop Pedophiles! Protect kiddies! | No leader | — | |
| Libertarian Party | No leader | Right-libertarianism | |
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers | Rick Mazza | Conservatism | |
| Sustainable Australia Party – Anti-corruption | No leader | — | |
| Western Australia Party | No leader | — | |
· State and territory parties › South Australia › Parliamentary parties
| Name | MHAs | MLCs | Leader | Ideology | |
| Australian Labor Party | 28 / 47 | 9 / 22 | Peter Malinauskas | Social democracy | |
| Liberal Party | 13 / 47 | 7 / 22 | Vincent Tarzia | Liberal conservatism | |
| Australian Greens | 0 / 47 | 1 / 22 | No leader | Green politics | |
| SA-Best | 0 / 47 | 1 / 22 | Connie Bonaros | Centrism | |
· State and territory parties › South Australia › Non-parliamentary parties
| Name | Leader | Ideology | |
| Animal Justice Party | No leader | Animal welfare | |
| Australian Family Party | No leader | Right-wing populism | |
| Family First Party | Tom Kenyon | Christian politics | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Damon Adams | Cannabis legalisation | |
| National Party | Jonathon Pietzsch | Conservatism | |
| One Nation | No leader | Hansonism | |
| Real Change | Stephen Pallaras | — | |
| SA Socialists | Tom Gilchrist | Democratic socialism | |
| United Voice Australia | No leader | — | |
· State and territory parties › Tasmania › Parliamentary parties
| Name | MHAs | MLCs | Leader | Ideology | |
| Liberal Party | 14 / 35 | 4 / 15 | Jeremy Rockliff | Liberal conservatism | |
| Australian Labor Party | 10 / 35 | 3 / 15 | Dean Winter | Social democracy | |
| Australian Greens | 5 / 35 | 1 / 15 | Rosalie Woodruff | Green politics | |
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party | 1 / 35 | 0 / 15 | Carlo Di Falco | Conservatism | |
· State and territory parties › Tasmania › Non-parliamentary parties
| Name | Leader | Ideology | |
| Animal Justice Party | No leader | Animal welfare | |
| National Party of Australia | No leader | Conservatism | |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | Jacqui Lambie | Populism | |
· State and territory parties › Australian Capital Territory › Parliamentary parties
| Name | MLAs | Leader | Ideology | |
| Australian Labor Party | 10 / 25 | Andrew Barr | Social democracy | |
| Liberal Party | 9 / 25 | Leanne Castley | Liberal conservatism | |
| Australian Greens | 4 / 25 | Shane Rattenbury | Green politics | |
| Fiona Carrick Independent | 1 / 25 | Fiona Carrick | — | |
· State and territory parties › Australian Capital Territory › Non-parliamentary parties
| Name | Leader | Ideology | |
| Animal Justice Party | No leader | Animal welfare | |
| Belco Party | Bill Stefaniak | — | |
| Canberra Progressives | Kerry Markoulli | Progressivism | |
| Democratic Labour Party | No leader | Christian democracy | |
| Family First Party | Tom Kenyon | Christian politics | |
| First Nation Party | Paul Girrawah House | — | |
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party | No leader | Conservatism | |
| Sustainable Australia Party | No leader | Environmentalism | |
| The Community Action Party | No leader | — | |
· State and territory parties › Northern Territory › Parliamentary parties
| Name | MLAs | Leader | Ideology | |
| Country Liberal Party | 17 / 25 | Lia Finocchiaro | Conservatism | |
| Australian Labor Party | 4 / 25 | Selena Uibo | Social democracy | |
| Australian Greens | 1 / 25 | No leader | Green politics | |
· State and territory parties › Northern Territory › Non-parliamentary parties
| Name | Leader | Ideology | |
| Animal Justice Party | No leader | Animal welfare | |
| Trumpet of Patriots | No leader | Conservatism | |
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