How To Register A Political Party In New Zealand

In new zealand for example privacy issues are taken very seriously by the electoral commission.

How to register a political party in new zealand. Register of political parties. Guidance and rules for starting 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. Dated at wellington this 5th day of february 2020.

Requests to cost political party policies can only be approved by the minister of finance or a minister responsible for a portfolio. In general the commission does not release this information unless it judges doing so to be in the public interest balanced against its responsibility to safeguard. The destiny church derived party was refused registration because the name and logo was. The electoral commission has refused to register hannah tamaki s political party coalition new zealand. 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.

If a political party wants to contest the party vote in an election it must register with us. Political parties currently in parliament new zealand parliament pāremata aotearoa. 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. Political parties te ara the encyclopedia of new zealand. A party may request the commission to keep membership information confidential.

Pass around a paper or online form that announces it as a petition to create a political party. The registered party logo can be viewed at www elections nz. The register shows each party s.