▁L ifest yle ▁Party ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁has ▁any ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Fish ing ▁Party . ▁This ▁registration ▁is ▁a ▁current ▁matter ▁before ▁the ▁Administr ative ▁App e als ▁Trib unal ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁court . ▁ ▁The ▁federal ▁party ▁membership ▁comes ▁from ▁NS W , ▁Queensland , ▁Victoria , ▁South ▁Australia , ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory , ▁Western ▁Australia ▁and ▁Tas mania . ▁ ▁The ▁Fish ing ▁Party ▁cont ested ▁their ▁first ▁NS W ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁campaign ed ▁heavily ▁with ▁their ▁prefer ences ▁responsible ▁to ▁ou st ▁the ▁Australian ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Port ▁Steph ens ▁on ▁Marine ▁Park ▁reg ulations . ▁The ▁party ▁cont ested ▁both ▁those ▁Upper ▁House ▁elections ▁and ▁gained ▁ 1 . 5 % ▁of ▁votes ▁for ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁( Upper ▁House ). ▁The ▁party ▁has ▁not ▁achieved ▁parliament ary ▁representation . ▁The ▁party ▁has ▁also ▁cont ested ▁the ▁federal ▁elections ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁the ▁Senate , ▁and ▁local ▁government ▁council ▁ball ots ▁ ▁Found er ▁Robert ▁Smith ▁is ▁a ▁past ▁Australian ▁Ang lers ▁Association ▁President ▁General , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁Fish ing ▁Club s ' ▁Association . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Smith ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Ly ne ▁by - e lection , ▁receiving ▁about ▁ 3 . 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁of