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Gerard Rennick People First is an Australian political party. Created by Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick in August 2024, the party was officially registered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 5 December 2024.
Gerard Rennick (born 5 November 1970) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Queensland since July 2019. He was elected as a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sat with the Liberal Party in parliament, [ 2 ] until resigning from the party in 2024 to sit as an independent. [ 3 ]
The seats of Hinkler (Queensland) and Maribyrnong (Victoria) will be vacant at the federal election following the resignation of Keith Pitt (Nationals) and Bill Shorten (Labor) on 19 and 20 January 2025 respectively, and no by-elections will be held for the seats owing to their proximity to the general election.
Like Payman, he too announced his intention to establish a political party, named the People First Party, in order to have his name featured above the line on the election ballot paper. [10] On 28 January 2025, Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham resigned from parliament.
First party Second party ... Australian People's Party: 11,931 0.08 +0.08 ... Gerard Rennick LNP 2019 6 Larissa Waters Greens 2016:
Gerard Rennick (born 1970) Liberal National [o] / Independent [k] Queensland: 2025 2019–present Linda Reynolds CSC (born 1965) Liberal: Western Australia: 2025 2014–present Janet Rice [i] (born 1960) Greens: Victoria: 2025 2014–2024 Malcolm Roberts (born 1955) One Nation: Queensland: 2025 2016–2017, 2019–present Anne Ruston (born 1963 ...
The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal National Party was defending three seats. One Nation was defending one seat. Senators Nita Green (Labor), Susan McDonald (Liberal National), Gerard Rennick (Liberal National), Malcolm Roberts (One Nation), Paul Scarr (Liberal National) and Larissa Waters (Greens) were not up for re-election.
2025 is the first election year in Western Australia where electoral reforms implemented in November 2021 will take effect for the Legislative Council.This reform eliminated seats in the Legislative Council, making each region more equal in size while creating a single electorate for all members elected under a one-vote, one-value system.