North Queensland First | |
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| Abbreviation | NQF, NQ First[1] |
| Leader | Jason Costigan |
| President | Dick Filewood |
| Secretary | Ange Nixon[2] |
| Founder | Jason Costigan |
| Founded | September 2019 |
| Registered | 31 October 2019[3] |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Split from | Liberal National Party |
| Headquarters | Whitsundays, Queensland |
| Ideology | Regionalism North Queensland statehood Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Navy blue and yellow |
| Queensland Parliament | 1 / 93 (2019−2020) |
| Website | |
| https://www.nqfirst.com.au/ [dead link] | |
North Queensland First was a political party founded and based in the state of Queensland by former Queensland MP for Whitsunday Jason Costigan.[4] The party was created in late 2019 after Costigan was expelled from the Liberal National Party.[5]
- ^ "North Queensland First Constitution" (PDF). ECQ. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "THE FORMING OF NORTH QUEENSLAND FIRST". nqfirst.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Political party registrations". Ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Barry, Derek (2 September 2019). "Jason Costigan sets up North Queensland First party". The North West Star. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Bavas, Josh (12 February 2019). "LNP outlines more harassment allegations against expelled north Queensland MP Jason Costigan". ABC. Retrieved 17 December 2019.