Ban 1080 Party
| Ban 1080 Party | |
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| Leader | Bill Wallace and Mike Downard |
| Founder | Bill Wallace |
| Ideology | Opposes the use of 1080 poison |
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Politics of New Zealand Political parties Elections | |
The Ban 1080 Party is a registered political party in New Zealand. The party was founded by Bill Wallace and opposes the use of 1080 poison, which is widely used in New Zealand for controlling possums.[1][2][3] The party's co-leaders are Bill Wallace and Mike Downard.[4]
The party contested the 2014 election.[1] The party applied for registration with the New Zealand Electoral Commission in mid-2014, and was approved on 8 August.[5][6]
On 19 August 2014 the party announced its party list, with nine list and five electorate candidates.[4]
Electoral results
| Election | Candidates nominated | Seats won | Votes | Vote share % | Position[A] | Ban 1080 Party in government? | |
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| Electorate | List | ||||||
| 2014 | 5 | 9 | 0 / 121 |
4,368 | 0.21% | Not In Parliament | |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ban 1080 party in push for election". Stuff. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "1080 battle gets political - National - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ Mills, Laura. "1080 political party proposed | Greymouth Star". Greystar.co.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ban 1080 Candidates announced for 2014 General Election". Ban 1080 Party. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ↑ "Application to Register Ban1080 Party". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ↑ "Registration of Ban1080 and Logo". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
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