Your Northern Beaches Independent Team
Your Northern Beaches Independent Team | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation |
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| Leader | Michael Regan |
| Founders | Michael Regan |
| Founded | 20 January 2017 |
| Preceded by | Your Warringah |
| Headquarters | Manly Vale, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
| Ideology | Localism |
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly[a] | 1 / 93 |
| Northern Beaches Council | 5 / 15 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Your Northern Beaches Independent Team (YNBIT), also known simply as Your Northern Beaches, is an Australian political party that contests local government elections for Northern Beaches Council in New South Wales.
The party was founded by former Warringah mayor Michael Regan, who currently serves as a Northern Beaches councillor and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
History[edit]
Your Warringah[edit]
In 2008, Regan formed Wake Up Warringah (WUW) for the local government elections on 13 September. At the elections, he was elected mayor and WUW candidates were elected in A Ward, B Ward and C Ward.[2]
Ahead of the 2012 local elections, the party was renamed to Your Warringah, and Regan was re-elected as mayor with 56.3% of the vote. Six candidates from the party were also elected as councillors.[3]
Your Northern Beaches[edit]
In May 2016, it was announced that Warringah Council, along with the Pittwater and Manly councils, would be merged to establish the Northern Beaches Council with immediate effect.[4]
On 20 January 2017, Regan formed the Your Northern Beaches Independent Team as a successor to Your Warringah, and registered the party with the New South Wales Electoral Commission. The new party was criticised by former Warringah and Manly councillor Pat Daley, a Liberal Party member, who said it was a "major political part[y]" and its candidates are not independent.[5]
At the 2017 local elections, the party won a plurality on council, with 6 out of 15 seats.[6] The party retained its six seats at the next election in 2021.[7][8]
Regan was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Wakehurst at the 2023 state election.[9]
On 28 January 2024, Pittwater Ward councillor Michael Gencher left YNBIT to join the Liberal Party. According to the Northern Beaches Advocate, Gencher was one of several YNBIT councillors facing "pressure to stand aside" in favour of candidates aligned with teal independents. As a result of Gencher's defection, YNBIT lost their plurality on council.[10]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Although a member of YNBIT, Michael Regan sits as an independent in the Legislative Assembly.
References[edit]
- ^ "Local government register of political parties". New South Wales Electoral Commission.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Warringah Council". 2008 NSW Local Council Elections. ABC Elections. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Regan romps home with at least six seats". The Manly Daily. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Northern Beaches Council". Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Former Warringah mayor Michael Regan starts Your Northern Beaches party ahead of council elections". The Daily Telegraph. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Northern Beaches - 2017 NSW Local Government Elections". ABC News.
- ^ "Northern Beaches council election, 2021". The Tally Room.
- ^ "Northern Beaches Council election: Swing to Libs, Greens mayor Michael Regan's independent team". The Daily Telegraph. 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Inaugural Speech". Michael Regan MP. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Councillor joins Liberals". Northern Beaches Advocate. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024.