Australian Socialist Party
Comment: This is WP:TOOSOON the party is six days old and its sourcing is either pre-merger, self-published, or from outlets tied to its own founding organisations, none of it independent per WP:GNG. Balabush (talk) 14:29, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
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The Australian Socialist Party or just "Socialists" is a Australian socialist political party. Founded on the 18th of July 2026,[1] the party was preceded by the Victorian Socialists.[citation needed]
History
Victorian Socialists
In 2018 the political party Victorian Socialists was founded.[2] Although comprised of a variety of independent leftists, and trade unionists, the established groups of Socialist Alliance and Socialist Alternative were the two largest organisations behind the party.[3]
In 2020 Socialist Alliance withdrew from the Victorian Socialists.[4][5]
On May 13th 2025, the Victorian Socialists announced it intended to establish branches in all states and territories.[6][7][8] At a conference of party members on 16 June 2025 this was confirmed by the wider membership.[9][10]
Between May 2025 and July 2026 the various branches ran in multiple local and state elections.[11][12]
Name
The party originally intending to rename itself to "Socialist Party"[9] (the party already was registered federally as the Victorian Socialists). However, after applying to rename to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), it was ruled that the name was too similar to the already federally registered Socialist Alliance. The AEC cited potential confusion caused by the similar name.[13] Socialist Alliance had also previously released a statement objecting to the name change, arguing the name change could cause confusion.[14][15] In light of this the party applied to register as the Australian Socialist Party.
Similar issues in their application to the NSW Electoral Commission caused the party to register as New South Wales Soc for its run in the 2027 New South Wales state election [16][17]
Despite these issues, in most branding and advertising it still uses the simple name of "Socialists."[citation needed]
Founding
Despite these issues, over the course of 2025 founding conferences were run for all branches. Finally on the 18th of July 2026, the party held its inaugural conference where it was official founded.[1]
Structure
Branches
The Australian Socialist Party is the overarching organisation for multiple branches across Australia.[18][19] The registration status of the branches vary across Australia.
These state and territory branches, along with their registration status with their relevant authority, is listed below:
| Name | State/Region | Registered | Notes/Sources |
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| Victorian Socialists | Victoria |  Yes
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Registered since June 2018.[20] |
| NSW Socialists[21] | New South Wales | Yes
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Registered with the NSW Electoral Commission as New South Wales Soc[16][17] |
| Queensland Socialists[22] | Queensland |  No
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Currently applying for registration[23] |
| SA Socialists[24] | South Australia | Yes
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Registered[25] and ran in the 2026 South Australian state election[26] |
| WA Socialists[27][28] | Western Australia | No
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Not registered at a state level, but did run candidates during the 2025 Western Australian local elections.[11] |
| Canberra Socialists[29][30] | Greater Canberra region | Yes
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[31] |
| Tasmanian Socialists[32] | Tasmania | No
|
[33] |
| NT Socialists[34] | Northern Territory | No
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Electoral Results
South Australia
| South Australian House of Assembly[35] | |||||
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| Election | Electorate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| 2026 | Croydon[36] | 1,308 | 5.7 | 0 / 47
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New |
| Enfield[37] | 1,172 | 5.0 | |||
Notable members
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'A crack of light through the door': founding the Australian Socialist Party". Red Flag. 2026-07-24. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Could Victorian Socialists be about to make history? | Socialist Alliance". socialist-alliance.org. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ By (2018-09-08). "The Immodest Victorian Socialists". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Socialist Alliance withdraws from Victorian Socialists | Socialist Alliance". socialist-alliance.org. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Socialist Alliance withdraws from Victorian Socialists". www.greenleft.org.au. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Have you always wanted to join a party like Victorian Socialists but live outside of Victoria? Now you can". Victorian Socialists. 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Expanding the Victorian Socialists project". Red Flag. 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Puglisi, Leonardo (2025-05-13). "Victorian Socialists to expand into every state and territory". 6 News Australia. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Victorian Socialists Members' Conference endorses expansion plans". Victorian Socialists. 16 June 2025. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "The Australian Socialist Party: A project to transform the left". Marxist Left Review. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Impressive result for socialists in WA council elections". Red Flag. 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Hoffmann, Penny (2026-03-30). "Socialists look to future after edging Liberals in SA election". 6 News Australia. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Socialist Party electoral registration update – Victorian Socialists". www.victoriansocialists.org.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Statement by Socialist Alliance on the national expansion of Victorian Socialists | Socialist Alliance". socialist-alliance.org. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Greenfield, Martin (2025-11-09). "Socialists' election registration at an impasse". Labor Tribune. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "NSW Electoral Commission Registers". registers.elections.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Sparks, Bob (2026-02-01). "NSW Socialists forced to register under different name". Labor Tribune. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "About". Socialists. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Membership – Socialists". member.socialists.org.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Currently registered parties". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "NSW Socialists". www.nswsocialists.org.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Queensland Socialists". www.queenslandsocialists.org.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Queensland, Electoral Commission of (2026-06-26). "Notices". www.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "SA Socialists". www.sasocialists.org.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Ianella, Antimo (13 May 2025). "Rental advocate Jordan van den Lamb to bring Victorian Socialists party to South Australia". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SA Socialists make a splash in state election". Red Flag. 2026-03-27. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Get involved – WA Socialists". wa.socialists.org.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Rao, Logeenth (2025-08-11). "A local socialist alternative". Western Independent. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Socialists". www.canberrasocialists.org.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Why this new political party wants to be 'a thorn' in ACT Labor's side". www.canberratimes.com.au. 2026-04-08. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Government, A. C. T. (2026-05-01). "The Canberra Socialists officially registered for ACT Legislative Assembly elections". Elections ACT. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Tasmanian Socialists". tas.socialists.org.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "The Two Parties Contradiction in Tasmania". PARTISAN!. 2026-05-30. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "NT Socialists". www.ntsocialists.org.au. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Candidates – SA Socialists". www.sasocialists.org.au. Archived from the original on 25 March 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Candidates – SA Socialists". www.sasocialists.org.au. Archived from the original on 2026-03-25. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Enfield - SA Electorate, Candidates, Results". www.abc.net.au. 2026-04-09. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Sparrow, Jeff (23 October 2018). "Is socialism the answer to the climate catastrophe? | Jeff Sparrow". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "St Albans Van Thanh Rudd". Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bahr, Jessica (26 August 2024). "Jordan went viral online exposing dodgy rentals. Now, he's entering politics". SBS News. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Announcing the 'Pingers4Parliament' (Jordan van den Lamb) Senate campaign | Victorian Socialists". victoriansocialists.org.au. Archived from the original on 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2025-01-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Meet Victorian Socialist Roz Ward". Star Observer. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
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