The intent to form a WikiLeaks Party was announced by Assange in late 2012 and Assange stated that the party was to be a vehicle for his candidacy for a seat in the Australian Senate in the 2013 election.
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13 Facts About WikiLeaks Party
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On 23 March 2013, the WikiLeaks Party submitted its registrations to the Australian Electoral Commission.
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WikiLeaks Party was involved in Glenn Druery's Minor WikiLeaks Party Alliance around the 2013 federal election, but left after deciding not to preference as per Druery's advice.
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WikiLeaks Party fielded candidates for the Australian Senate in the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.
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WikiLeaks Party's campaign was thrown into turmoil just weeks before the election when members objected strongly to the party's voting preferences [1].
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The WikiLeaks Party blamed an unspecified "admin error" and announced an independent review would be held after the election.
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WikiLeaks Party published a short, inconclusive review by a party member five months later.
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Gerry Georgatos came closest to winning a Senate seat for the WikiLeaks Party, reaching the 19th round with only seven rounds to go before being eliminated, before any opportunity to receive preference flows.
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WikiLeaks Party fell about 3,000 primary votes short of being elected, but given that the party received only 9,767 primary votes in Western Australia, this was a large gap.
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WikiLeaks Party contested the 5 April re-run of the disqualified 2013 Senate election.
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WikiLeaks Party was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission on 23 July 2015 under s 137 of the Electoral Act, for the party's failure to respond to a notice under s 137.
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