the NSW Electoral Commission ruled that this was impermissible because the parties were registered separately. Instead the party proper had to loan Country Labor the required funds at a commercial interest rate. The dedicated Country Labor political party was de-registered in October 2021 in a major party reform. Instead of a dedicated political party, the ALP instead pledged to dedicate "30 per cent of winnable seats in upper house ticket to people who live in regional NSW". Other Labor-aligned groups In New South Wales, a number of groups have been formed as associates of the NSW branch. These groups are divided along policy, cultural and professional lines. They include the following: Sub-Continent Friends of Labor Arabic Friends of Labor Chinese Friends of Labor Labor Action for Multicultural Policy Labor Science Network NSW Society of Labor Lawyers Labor Environment Action Network Aboriginal Labor Network Labor for Treaty Labor for the Arts Irish Friends of Labor List of parliamentary leaders List of deputy parliamentary leaders Executive leaders Presidents General secretaries Election results State elections Federal elections Notes References New South Wales branch New South Wales branch New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party Political parties established in 1891 Labor Labor