Will you vote for Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott... or the Lamington Party? Symbol of Australian ingenuity... The lamington. Lamington Party founder... Queensland businessman Jason McKenzie. THEY'RE soft, delicious and agreeable. Lamingtons are one of Australia's favourite desserts, but would you vote for a Lamington Party? You may get the chance to vote "Lamington" over Labor or the Liberals at the next federal election, with the 400-strong Lamington Party gearing up to win your vote in September. Founder Jason "Yes, it's a legitimate thing" McKenzie, a digital business consultant from Queensland, describes the new party's platform as "centre-left." Alongside legalising gay marriage and scrapping mandatory detention of asylum seekers, the party's main policy plank is the establishment of a billion-dollar "Silicon Valley of Australia" - a hub for technology businesses - using money from the Federal Government's Future Fund. But why is it named after the crumbly party food? "The story behind the lamington is what inspired us to the name," Mr McKenzie said. Lamingtons were where we came from ... built in an innate Australian sense of problem solving. The lamington was named after the one-time governor of Queensland, Lord Lamington, after a cake incident at his Toowoomba country house. Legend has it that a servant dipped the Governor's favourite cake into chocolate - it is widely believed it was an accident, but accounts vary - and rolled it in coconut to create a new dish. It is this clever spirit that Mr McKenzie hopes to channel with the party. That and a bit of publicity: "The intention was to have something memorable," he said. But Australia may not be ready for a Lamington prime minister just yet. The party has not been formally enrolled with the Electoral Commission - it needs 100 extra members by the end of next week to get on the ballot. Parties with eye-catching names have a mixed record of success with voters. The Sex Party won a respectable 250,000 votes in the Upper House at the 2010 election, although no candidate managed to claim a seat. Previously on news.com.au: Wiped out? The new threat to minor parties at the next election It will be joined on the ballot at the next election by the Pirate Party, a group who focus on intellectual property issues (not pillaging the high seas); the WikiLeaks Party; Bob Katter's Australia Party, and potentially Clive Palmer's United Australia Party. Bob Katter MP, Leader of Katters' Australia Party. Picture: Russell Shakespeare Source: News Limited But many minor parties have not stood the test of time - even if they promoted popular policy ideas. The party dedicated to reducing the hip-pocket cost of petrol and beer, the Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party, shut down after four years in 2005. The HEMP (Help End Marijuana Prohibition) Party, a pot advocacy group with headquarters in Nimbin, was deregistered after five years in 2006 - but successful re-registered in 2010. The Deadly Serious Party, who advocated the conscription of penguins to defend the coastline of Australia, was scrapped after a four-year push in the 1980s. The Lamington Party is not the first time Lord Lamington's legacy has been honoured, with the sweeping Lamington national park located two hours drive south of Brisbane. Funding an Australian Silicon Valley (a so-called "Silicon Beach") with seed money from the Future Fund A 49 per cent tax on incomes over half a million to raise revenue A focus on getting small business, like local video stores and book stores, online Developing high-speed rail between Australia's east coast capital cities Picture perfect... The Elabana Falls in Lamington National Park.