How To Register A Political Party In New Zealand
Register of political parties.
How to register a political party in new zealand. Political parties te ara the encyclopedia of new zealand. The destiny church derived party was refused registration because the name and logo was. If a political party wants to contest the party vote in an election it must register with us. This may simply be a hard number like 1000 or it may be a certain percentage of voters registered in your area like 5 percent. Guidance and rules for starting a political party.
In new zealand for example privacy issues are taken very seriously by the electoral commission. Dated at wellington this 5th day of february 2020. The register shows each party s. A party may request the commission to keep membership information confidential. To qualify as a political party you ll typically need a certain number of signatures.
The electoral commission has refused to register hannah tamaki s political party coalition new zealand. The registered party logo can be viewed at www elections nz. Last week i used the example of new zealand first currently the third oldest party in new zealand and argued that its political survival hinges on its ability to form an internal coalition of working class maori upper class elderly white people and disillusioned voters from other parties such as labour or the conservatives. Pass around a paper or online form that announces it as a petition to create a political party. On 5 february 2020 the electoral commission determined under part 4 of the electoral act 1993 to register a substitute party logo for the opportunities party top.
We keep a register of these parties and make it available to the public. Requests to cost political party policies can only be approved by the minister of finance or a minister responsible for a portfolio. Register of political parties party name abbreviation component party parties date party registered date current logo registered name and address of secretary phone fax email the new zealand national party national party none 2 december 1994 13 may 2005 greg hamilton general manager the new zealand national party p o box 1155 wellington ph.