Fraser Anning’s Conservative National Party registered, will run candidates at election

The controversial senator will run candidates in a range of lower house seats and the Senate, after the AEC registered his party.

Senator Fraser Anning’s party has been registered by the AEC. Picture Kym Smith

The Australian Electoral Commission has registered Fraser Anning’s new political party in a move that will allow the controversial Queensland senator to run candidates at the May election for the Senate and House of Representatives.

The AEC has confirmed to The Australian that it registered the new party yesterday. The move means that Senator Anning will not run as an independent at the May election and that “Fraser Anning’s Conservative National Party” will appear on ballot papers.

The Australian has also confirmed that Senator Anning plans to run Senate candidates in most states as well as a range of lower house seats.

Under the AEC’s rules, a candidate or Senate group is eligible for election funding if they obtain at least 4 per cent of the formal first preference vote in the division or the state or territory they contested.

‘This has been a long process but it is a great relief that ‘Fraser Anning’s Conservative National Party’ is now officially registered,” Senator Anning told The Australian. “Today my colleagues had their say, now the Australian people can have theirs”.

The Australian understands that there were “14 written particulars” received by the AEC objecting to the registration of Senator Anning’s new party.

The National Party of Australia, the NSW Nationals, the Liberal National Party and the Australian Conservatives lodged objections.