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Vote 1 Local Jobs is a minor political party in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was registered as a political party by the Victorian Electoral Commission in 2014.
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The party was formed in 2014 by James Purcell, a councillor and mayor of the Shire of Moyne, and is mainly concerned with employment issues in Victoria's Western District. At the 2014 Victorian state election, the party ran two candidates each in the Western Victoria Region and the Northern Metropolitan Region of the Victorian Legislative Council (upper house). Purcell, standing in Western Victoria, was elected to parliament, sitting as a crossbencher from 29 November 2014.
Origin
Vote One Local Jobs was founded in November 2014 by former Moyne Shire Mayor James Purcell to represent the Western Victorian region in the Victorian Upper House. The party was subsequently registered in November 2014.
Policy
The party's key policies include:
In 2015 the party voted in favour of an exemption for religious institutions to deny same-sex couples access to adoption.
Results
In the 2014 Victorian election Vote One Local Jobs representative, James Purcell, was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council, claiming the fifth seat in the Western Victoria region.