New Zealand Republican Party (1995)

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This article is about the 1995 - 2002 Republican Party. For the previous party associated with Bruce Jesson, see New Zealand Republican Party (1967). For the contemporary party, see The Republic of New Zealand Party

The New Zealand Republican Party of 1995 was a political party which campaigned for the creation of a New Zealand republic as one of its main policies.

The party was registered as an incorporated society on 24 January 1995 as "The Confederation of United Tribes of New Zealand Incorporated" but changed its name on 8 February 1995 to the New Zealand Republican Party. It was led by William Powell.

[edit] 1996 election

Although the party was registered in time for the 1996 election, it was late in submitting its party list. The party challenged its exclusion as a result of failing to submit a list at the High Court of New Zealand, and attempted to have the 1996 elections postponed to allow this. Their application for an injunction was rejected however.

In the 1999 election, the party submitted a list, but won only 0.01% (292 votes in total)[1] of the vote, the lowest of all registered parties. The party was officially de-registered on 24 June 2002[2], just before the 2002 election.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ 1999 election results. Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
  2. ^ Political party registered logos. Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
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