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Animal Welfare Party
Introductory Presentation
Party History
2002:
2006:
Why Political Engagement Matters
The practices that cause the greatest animal suffering
today are completely legal (intensive farming, animal
experimentation - impacting on the lives billions of
animals around the world)
To put an end to the suffering we must change the law
●The belief that the way we currently view and treat animals is often
wrong – but, for the most part, completely legal and that we must
work to both change the law and make sure it is properly enforced
●The belief that we can bring about change through the political
route through a variety of ways, such as:
Drawing attention to particular issues
Demonstrating public strength of feeling on an issue
By raising the bar on policies concerning animals
Founding Principles
A Social Justice Movement
A social justice movement as important as any
other
A Social Justice Movement
Party Structure
Committee of National Officers – Elected & Registered Positions Elected yearly at party conference / AGM Leader Treasurer Nominating Officer Non-elected / registered Positions Veterinary Spokesperson Membership / IT Manager Candidates – during elections Internships – during elections Informal Volunteer Positions Design, research, outreach, media & PR
Committee of National Officers
Jasmijn de Boo Vanessa Hudson
Leader 2006 – 2010 Leader 2010 to present
Leader Nominating Officer Treasurer
Veterinary Spokesperson
2007 – 2012 : Andrew Knight
DipECAWBM (WSEL), PhD,
MRCVS, FOCAE
2013 – to present : Andre Menache BSc(Hons), BVSc, MRCVS
Membership / Supporters
From inception in 2006 to date party entirely run by
volunteers
< 20 key volunteers
Up to 100 volunteers during EU election campaign
178 members
576 supporters
3631 folllowers on twitter
9552 likes on facebook
AWP Election History
AWP has contested four elections since our founding
in 2006. The results were:
● 2008 London Assembly Elections 1,828 votes
(1.12%)
● 2009 EU Parliament Elections (Eastern Region)
13,201 votes (0.8%)
● 2010 General Election – Islington South and
Finsbury 149 votes (0.3%)
● 2014 EU Parliament Election – (London Region) 21,092 votes (0.96%)
Voter Turnout 2014 EU Elections
Nationally:
34.19%
London:
33.3%
66.7% did not vote!
2014 EU Parliament Election
Results
Results for the Euro Animal 7:
PvdD (NL) 4.22% 1 MEP
PAN (PT) 1.72%
Tierschutz Partei (DE) 1.2% 1 MEP
PACMA (ES) 1.12%
AWP (UK) 0.96%
APC (CY) 0.88%
Djurens Parti (SE) 0.24%
Future Elections Under
Consideration
7th May 2015 UK General Election (FPTP system)
5th May 2016 Scottish Parliament Election (AMS)
2016 London Assembly Election (AMS) *
2016 London Mayoral Election (Supplementary Vote)
2019 EU Parliament Election (Closed Party List) * /
threshhold London region = 7 / 8%
Financial Sources
●Membership £5 unwaged / £12 waged / £120 'life'
●Donations
●Supporter Loans
●Personal funds of key volunteers
●No subsidy
EU Elecion Campaign Images - Merchandise
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Pledging To Vote AWP
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Élections de 2014 de l'UE
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Élections de 2014 de l'UE
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Stunts: Trafalgar Sq, World's Biggest Vegan
Knickerbocker Glory for World Vegan Month
Stunts: Brighton Beach, Mothers' Day – Let's
Clean Up Our Act
Stunts: Central London Election Bus
1 Million Leaflets / Boothcamp Volunteers
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High Profile Candidates
Fundraising and Leafletting Events
Animal Welfare Party
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