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:''...not affiliated to any political party...Some independent politicians may be associated with a political party, perhaps as former members of it, or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level.'' | :''...not affiliated to any political party...Some independent politicians may be associated with a political party, perhaps as former members of it, or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level.'' | ||
As such, unless an elected official or candidate is a confirmed member or has otherwise announced their affiliation with a registered or unregistered political party, they should be listed as 'independent'. They should also be listed as an independent candidate unless a citation can be provided for their political affiliation, especially | As such, unless an elected official or candidate is a confirmed member or has otherwise announced their affiliation with a registered or unregistered political party, they should be listed as 'independent'. They should also be listed as an independent candidate unless a citation can be provided for their political affiliation, especially if they are a [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|living person]]. BoroondaraWiki contains primarily local information related to [[:Category:Government|local government]] where political parties are far less pervasive than at the state or federal level. | ||
In other words, '''the default position should be to consider a politician as independent unless there is evidence to satisfy the guidelines above'''. | In other words, '''the default position should be to consider a politician as independent unless there is evidence to satisfy the guidelines above'''. |