No Parking Meters Party
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The No Parking Meters Party is a minor Australian political party
. The party is currently registered with the NSW Electoral Commission to contect state and local council elections- and has.
The party currently has a representative on the City of Randwick
, its founder, Charles Matthews. Matthews served on the Randwick council from 1977-2004, and was again elected in 2008. He served as the city's first Mayor following its incorporation from 1990-1991. It contested the New South Wales state election, 2011
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The party was originally founded in February 2006 as a single issue party, seeing parking meters as "an extra tax on the family car". However, they now have broader policies- opposing tolls, pokie taxes, and red tape, among others. A proposal by Randwick councilor Charles Matthews to impose a $50 registration fee on bicycle riders, which would be used to help fund cycleways being built by the council, was rejected by other councillors.
Political party
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. The party is currently registered with the NSW Electoral Commission to contect state and local council elections- and has.
The party currently has a representative on the City of Randwick
City of Randwick
The City of Randwick is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. One of Sydney's largest parks, Centennial Park, lies within the city boundary of Randwick. Other major landmarks in Randwick include the world-famous Randwick Racecourse,...
, its founder, Charles Matthews. Matthews served on the Randwick council from 1977-2004, and was again elected in 2008. He served as the city's first Mayor following its incorporation from 1990-1991. It contested the New South Wales state election, 2011
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
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The party was originally founded in February 2006 as a single issue party, seeing parking meters as "an extra tax on the family car". However, they now have broader policies- opposing tolls, pokie taxes, and red tape, among others. A proposal by Randwick councilor Charles Matthews to impose a $50 registration fee on bicycle riders, which would be used to help fund cycleways being built by the council, was rejected by other councillors.