HEART Party

Health, Environment, Accountability, Rights, Transparency, also known as HEART, is a minor Australian political party registered for New South Wales state elections.

The Involuntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party was first registered at the federal level by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 26 October 2016.

[3] In March 2020, Tom Barnett, a party candidate in the 2019 federal election, created a video discussing coronavirus.

[5] The AEC received 27 written objections to the proposed name change, including from then-federal health minister, Greg Hunt.

The AEC rejected the objections on the basis that the term did not meet the legislative criteria required to refuse the application.

[6] IMOP applied to the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) to change its name to HEART on 15 December 2023, and officially was renamed on 19 January 2024.

[8] The party announced its formation in a Facebook video, with both HAP and IMOP saying the decision to merge was made due to their similar policies.

3 people denied their membership, resulting in a proportional fail and the AEC issuing a notice to the party on 13 December 2023.

HEART submitted an amended list of 1,601 names, of which: Standardised proportional confirmation was re-completed by the AEC, of which 27 people were contacted and at least 26 must reaffirm their support.

[12][13] On 25 January 2024, the deputy registered officer of HEART submitted an application to the ECQ requesting that it cancel the registration of the party.