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The Australian Country Party (ACP), previously known as the Country Alliance and the Australian Country Alliance, is a minor political party based in the Australian state of Victoria.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Victorian Electoral Commission: Currently registered parties )〕 The party is focused on rural issues, describing itself as "dedicated solely to the interests of regional communities", and was created to provide an alternative to the National Party in country Victoria.〔(About Us: An effective regional voice ) – Country Alliance. Retrieved 11 February 2014.〕 The party was formed in 2004, and, registering with the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) the following year, has contested every Victorian state election since its formation. It was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in July 2011, and contested the Senate in South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria (and several Victorian lower house seats) at the 2013 federal election. The party's best result occurred in the electoral district of Shepparton at the 2010 state election, when its candidate polled 39.5% of the two-candidate-preferred vote (20.5% on first preferences) to finish second to the National Party candidate. In February 2014, it was reported by ''The Weekly Times'' (and subsequently confirmed by the party) that the Victorian branch of Katter's Australian Party (KAP) would merge with the Country Alliance for the upcoming 2014 Victorian state election. Under this proposal, members of the Victorian branch of the KAP joined the Country Alliance, with the combined parties to contest the election as the Australian Country Alliance.〔Cimara Pearce (2014). ("Katter’s Australian Party set to merge with Country Alliance in bid for rural seats" ) – Weekly Times Now. Published 10 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.〕〔("Weekly Times story on CA / Katter Vic merger" ) – Country Alliance. Published 10 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.〕 The name change was completed on 1 May 2014,〔("We've changed our name!" ) – Australian Country Alliance. Published 1 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.〕 although the party remains registered federally as simply the "Country Alliance".〔(Country Alliance ) – Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2014.〕 In August 2015, the VEC approved a further name change for the party, which took on the name "Australian Country Party" (for Victorian elections). In October 2015, the Australian Electoral Commission approved the party's name change to Australian Country Party for federal elections.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/Registration_Decisions/2015/5925.htm )〕 ==Founding== It was founded in early 2004 by six rural Victorians concerned with the policies of the existing parties. It contested its first election at the 2006 state election. It was registered on 15 August 2005, and now has over 1500 members. The party was launched in August 2005, after which Russell Bate, one of the party founders, stated that "The thing that first caused us to gather around the kitchen table and say, 'We'd better do something', was the prospect of the Greens holding the balance of power. At this stage that's the saga we're trying to avoid." 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stateline Victoria )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australian Country Party (2004)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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