Australian Pacific Unity Party

The Australian Pacific Unity Party, or as it was sometimes referred to, AusPUP, was a political party founded by the MP for Lingiari, AnswerMeNow1, which advocated for federalisation of the South Pacific under the leadership of Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand. AnswerMeNow1 attracted much criticism for this, with calls for her resignation on many sides of the political spectrum. The party only contested one election, the September 2018 Kingston by-election. Ultimately, on 26 September 2018, AnswerMeNow1 resigned from parliament, resulting in imnofox dropping out of the by-election (however, his name still appeared on the ballot paper) and the eventual deregistration of the party. AnswerMeNow1 would go on to be elected as MP for Gorton, and imnofox would eventually serve as a Senator.