Candidate Nominations

Apply to be a Candidate

Applications are being called by the Australian People's Party for new members and current members to become candidates for the Federal election for all the various divisions of the House of Representatives and Senate positions of each State.

Australian citizens who nominate must be aware:

1. that they must be members of the party via the Join Us page on the website

2. that all roles in the APP are currently volunteer, therefore unpaid as are endorsed candidate positions

3. that the next Federal election may not be until 2022

4. that the APP Executive will undertake a selection process for the best candidates based on their application through this page and based on applicants' CVs and referee checks

5. that the current costs for being registered as a party candidate are $1000 for the House of Representatives and $2000 for the Senate and that endorsed party candidates will be required to make this payment to the Australian Electoral Commission

6. that the campaign costs are the endorsed candidates, however, the party may coordinate to assist lower campaign advertising costs

7. that endorsed candidates should aim to build their local grassroots supporter base so that new members in their locality can assist them at their various booths on election day

8. that endorsed candidates must not be dual citizens, have a unfinished criminal matter before any courts, be currently declared bankrupt and have a financial relationship with the Commonwealth.

9. that the selection process for endorsed candidates may involve an interview and the signing of an agreement

10. that any time after selection an endorsed candidate may become unendorsed by the APP executive

11. that by filing this application to be a candidate I acknowledge that I have read ALL of the APP POLICIES AND THE APP CONSTITUTION and I hereby agree to abide by the APP Rules, Policies and Constitution

Candidate Application Form

Questions of Eligibility

Full Name

Please choose the senate or division

Have you joined the Australian People's Party?

Are you 18 years old or over?

Are you an Australian citizen?

Are you enrolled on the Commonwealth electoral roll?

Are you attainted of treason, or have you been convicted and are you under sentence, or subject to be sentenced, for any offence punishable under the law of the Commonwealth or of a State by imprisonment for one year or longer?

Have you ever been bankrupt? Click the white box below for more details

Are you currently a member of a state parliament or a territory legislative assembly?

Have you had any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any agreement with the Public Service of the Commonwealth?

Are you currently holding any office of profit under the Crown, or any pension payable during the pleasure of the Crown out of any of the revenues of the Commonwealth?

Are you under any acknowledgment of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to a foreign power, or are you a subject or a citizen entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or a citizen of a foreign power?

Personal Experience and Skills

Tell Us Briefly Who You Are � What You Have Achieved

Upload Passport Size Professional Photograph and/or A Resume

I have reviewed my answers and read and understood the 11 points above before submitting my application to become a candidate.

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Apply to be a Candidate

Candidate Application Form

Questions of Eligibility

Personal Experience and Skills