Public Transport Party

The Public Transport Party (PTP) was an Australian political party that contested the 1985 Victorian state election.

Public Transport Party
President	Rod Bryant
Founded	3 February 1985
Dissolved	April 1985
Ideology	Public transport advocacy
Politics of Australia Political parties Elections

The party was formed in February 1985 as a result of protests from Labor Party rank-and-file members over the Cain government's reversal of public transport policies.^[1][2]

At the election, the party contested three seats in the Legislative Assembly − Knox (the seat of transport minister Steve Crabb), Melbourne and Prahran. Their best result came in Melbourne, where they won 6.9% of the vote.^[3]

See also

• Transport Matters Party (2018−2023)