Rex Patrick Team

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Rex Patrick Team
AbbreviationREX
LeaderRex Patrick
FounderRex Patrick
FoundedOctober 2020; 16 months ago (October 2020)
Registered7 January 2021; 13 months ago (7 January 2021)
Split fromCentre Alliance
HeadquartersWalkerville, South Australia, Australia
IdeologySouth Australia regionalism
Political positionCentre
Colors  Blue
SloganSic' Em Rex![a]
Senate
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Website
rexpatrick.com.au

Rex Patrick Team is a centrist political party created by South Australian senator Rex Patrick. It was formed after Rex Patrick had left the Centre Alliance party, becoming an independent senator.

Foundation[]

Rex Patrick, after leaving the Centre Alliance party to become an Independent,[2] formed his own party, calling it the Rex Patrick Team. Being an Independent senator for five months, the party was successfully registered as a political party by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in January 2021.[3][4]

After creating a new Independent party, Patrick stated on his website that the, "Parliamentary Party registration is essential for me to run a competitive race, and it will provide a focus for the considerable support I have received from many South Australians and indeed people from all over our country over recent months." Adding, "I am determined to continue this important and distinctly South Australian political tradition, and the formation of the Rex Patrick Team is an important step forward in this campaign."[5]

Objective[]

According to Patrick, he does not intend to run candidates at the next South Australian state election or in House electorates in the next federal election but is expecting to have one other candidate to run for the senate.[6]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Unofficial motto.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sic' Em Rex! Rex Patrick Team Steps Into The Political Battle". rexpatrick.com.au. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021. Many people on social media have urged me to “Sic ‘Em Rex!” I’m happy to adopt that famous catchphrase as an unofficial motto for the Rex Patrick Team.
  2. ^ Tillett, Andrew (15 August 2020). "The power of one: Rex Patrick's solo move shakes up the Senate". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Registration of a political party Rex Patrick Team" (PDF). aec.gov.au. Australian Electoral Commission. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ McGuire, Michael (26 October 2020). "Senator Rex Patrick forms own party Rex Patrick Team, following split from Centre Alliance". The Advertiser. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Sic' Em Rex! Rex Patrick Team Steps Into The Political Battle". rexpatrick.com.au. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ McGuire, Michael (26 October 2020). "Senator Rex Patrick forms own party Rex Patrick Team, following split from Centre Alliance". The Advertiser. Retrieved 6 March 2021. He said he planned to run one other candidate for the Senate at the next federal election, but had no plans to run candidates in the House of Representatives or in the next state election.
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