A Better Future For Our Children
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A Better Future For Our Children was a New South Wales
political party. It contested the 1995 state election
, at which it won a seat in the New South Wales Legislative Council
despite receiving only 1.24% of the vote. The party's leader, Alan Corbett
, was elected due to preference flows from other parties. Corbett retired in 2003, and the party did not contest the state election of that year.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
political party. It contested the 1995 state election
New South Wales state election, 1995
Elections to the 51st Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday 25 March 1995. All seats in the Legislative Assembly and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for election. The minority Liberal Party of Australia-led Coalition government of Premier John Fahey was defeated by...
, at which it won a seat in the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
despite receiving only 1.24% of the vote. The party's leader, Alan Corbett
Alan Corbett
Alan Gordon Corbett is a former Australian politician. Originally a teacher, he was the founder of A Better Future for Our Children, a New South Wales political party. In 1995, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council for that party, and served until his retirement in 2003....
, was elected due to preference flows from other parties. Corbett retired in 2003, and the party did not contest the state election of that year.