No Aircraft Noise (NAN), sometimes referred to as the No Aircraft Noise Party and officially registered as The Common Cause – No Aircraft Noise, was an Australian political party.[1] It sought to remove noise pollution for residents of Sydney that was created by the city's three airports, suggesting that the airports should instead be moved to outer suburbs away from dense residential areas.[2]
No Aircraft Noise The Common Cause – No Aircraft Noise | |
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| Abbreviation |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Registered | 24 July 1995 |
| Dissolved | 13 August 1999 |
| Ideology | Single-issue Anti-noise pollution |
| Slogan | "The Common Cause" |
| Hunter's Hill Council | 3 / 7 |
| Marrickville Council | 3 / 12 |
| Leichhardt Council | 2 / 12 |
The party's most notable results were a primary vote of 23.65% and two-candidate-preferred vote of 39.55% in the electorate of Marrickville at the 1995 state election, as well as 13.61% in the inner-Sydney electorate of Grayndler ay the 1996 federal election.[3][4]
At the 1995 local government elections, No Aircraft Noise gained representation in every local government area it contested − two seats in Leichhardt, three in Hunter's Hill and three in Marrickville.[5]
The party's members included Sylvia Hale, who was a member of No Aircraft Noise from its formation in 1994 until it dissolved in 1999. She represented the party as a councillor in Marrickville, later joining the Greens in 2000 and serving a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2003 until 2010.[6]
References
edit- ^ Australian Electoral Commission. "Common Cause – No Aircraft Noise". Party Registration. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
- ^ No Aircraft Noise. "What's the solution?". No Aircraft Noise. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1995 Marrickville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Australian Electoral Commission – House of Representatives – New South Wales (1996)
- ^ "No federal pointers in local elections". The Canberra Times. 11 September 1995. p. 2. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Ms Sylvia Phyllis HALE, BA LLB DipEd". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.