Katter's Australian Party
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Katter's Australian Party (KAP) is a political party in Australia. It was formed by the independent and former Nationals Member of Parliament for Kennedy Bob Katter, with a registration application lodged to the Australian Electoral Commission in 2011.
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Abbreviation | KAP |
Leader | Robbie Katter |
Founder | Bob Katter |
Founded | 27 September 2011; 12 years ago (2011-09-27) |
Split from | National[1] LNP[1] |
Ideology | Agrarian Socialism Protectionism Social conservatism Rural interests[3] Agrarianism[4] Christian democracy Populism |
Political position | Syncretic |
Colours | Dark red |
House of Representatives | 1 / 151 |
Queensland Parliament | 3 / 93 |
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Katter has been the party's federal parliamentary leader since that time, while his son Robbie is the leader in Queensland.[5]
In February 2020, Bob Katter handed the leadership of the party to his son Robbie Katter, a Queensland state MP.[6]