Dear Tom,
Elections in Victoria, NSW and nationally will all be decided by May next year
There has been a groundswell of support for minor parties such as the Liberal Democrats over the last four general elections. Many people find it difficult to choose between Labor, Labor-lite and the Greens.
This has resulted in the Senate and upper houses of the Victorian, NSW and WA parliaments having a number of minor party members who, at times, hold the balance of power. The Liberal Democrats are represented in the federal Senate and the WA upper house.
The Liberal Democrats are determined to put further pressure on governments pursuing our party principles of small government, lower taxation, reduced spending and personal freedom.
What does this really mean?
Smaller government – winding back government by reducing the size of the public service, less interference in people’s lives, plus less red tape and regulation
Lower taxation – a fairer, flat tax system that leaves more of your money in your pocket
Reduced spending – this means actively reducing spending of taxpayer funds on unnecessary grants, programs, agencies and government boondoggles
Personal freedom – crushing the nanny state so that state and federal governments leave us to choose how we live our lives. If we are not causing harm to anyone else, the government should not be interfering.
For more of our long-standing principles and policies, see here
This November the Liberal Democrats will be fighting a state election in Victoria, in March next year we will fight a state election in NSW, and we will fight a federal election by mid-May.
We will be campaigning in all states and need your help to get us across the line.
The party has done a great job quadrupling its membership since I was first elected in 2013. It has also upgraded its community engagement, database systems and established a fundraising program to support its aims of gaining representation in each state.
Yours sincerely,
David Leyonhjelm
Liberal Democrats National President
P.S Please listen to this short message I recorded and consider an investment in the future of the country.