Heartland New Zealand Party Explained

Country:New Zealand
Heartland New Zealand
Seats1 Title:House of Representatives
Leader:Mark Ball (as of 2020)
Position:Centre-right
Headquarters:Pukekohe
Website:heartlandnz.org.nz

Heartland New Zealand is a New Zealand political party founded in 2020.[1] The party is rural-based, and opposed the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, the Paris Agreement, and attempts to limit the environmental impacts of agriculture.[2]

History

Founding and 2020 election

The party was founded in 2020, prior to the 2020 election. For that election, the party was led by former Franklin District mayor Mark Ball. At the time of its founding, it was backed by Hamilton entrepreneur Harry Mowbray,[3] father of Nick Mowbray, a billionaire who, with his siblings, was on the 2019 NBR Rich List.[4]

Heartland did not apply for a broadcasting allocation, which was allocated in May 2020.[5] The party applied for registration with the Electoral Commission in July,[6] [7] and was registered on 6 August 2020.[8] It had a party list of five people for the 2020 election — tied for the shortest party list with Vision NZ[9] — and Mark Ball was its only electorate candidate, standing in the Port Waikato electorate.

The party won 914 party votes (0.003% of the total) in the 2020 election, the fewest party votes of the registered parties.[10] Ball came third in Port Waikato, with 8,462 electorate votes (21%).[11]

2023 election

In June 2023 the party's registration was cancelled at its own request.[12] It initially said that it intended to run for electorate seats in the, in the hopes of creating an overhang.[13] However, it did not field any candidates.[14] The party announced that it had decided not to contest the 2023 election at all, saying it intended to build towards the 2026 election.[15]

Ideology

Heartland NZ seeks to form a coalition with other right-wing parties.[16] The party has been critical of climate change policies and water restrictions and has opposed New Zealand's ban on oil and gas exploration.[2] In 2023 it campaigned against the Labour government's Clean Car Standard,[17] and against "wokeism" and political correctness.[18]

Election results

House of Representatives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Party profile: Heartland New Zealand . 12 August 2020 . Policy.nz . en-NZ.
  2. Web site: New rural Heartland party challenges climate change and water restrictions . Stuff . James Baker . 17 July 2020 . 17 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Andrea Vance . 15 March 2020 . Why a new rural political party is likely to fail . 17 July 2020 . Stuff.
  4. News: 8 December 2019 . Kiwi celebs and rich listers go wild at the biggest party of the year . en-NZ . NZ Herald . 17 September 2020 . 1170-0777.
  5. Web site: 2020 Broadcasting Allocation Decision Released . Electoral Commission . 29 May 2020 . 19 June 2020.
  6. Web site: 13 July 2020. General election candidates: Who will be standing?. 15 July 2020. New Zealand Herald.
  7. Web site: Three parties apply to register . New Zealand Electoral Commission . 18 July 2020 . 18 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Registration of three parties and logos . New Zealand Electoral Commission . 6 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Parties Vote NZ. 19 September 2020. vote.nz. en-NZ. 21 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921191449/https://www.vote.nz/voting/get-ready-to-vote/parties/. dead.
  10. Web site: 2020 General Election and Referendums – Official Result. New Zealand Electoral Commission.
  11. Web site: Port Waikato – Official Result. New Zealand Electoral Commission.
  12. Web site: Amendment to party register . New Zealand Electoral Commission . 22 June 2023 . 22 June 2023.
  13. Web site: Why we DON'T want you to vote for our party . HeartlandNZ Party.
  14. Web site: Electorate candidates . 2023-09-17 . Vote NZ . en-NZ . 20 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230920144116/https://vote.nz/2023-general-election/about/2023-general-election/electorate-candidates . dead .
  15. Web site: HeartlandNZ . 2023-09-17 . HeartlandNZ . en.
  16. Web site: HeartlandNZ . 2023-04-15 . HeartlandNZ . en.
  17. Web site: Abolish The Ute Tax . Scoop . 29 March 2023 . 14 April 2023.
  18. Web site: Finally A Political Party For The Farmers – HeartLandNZ . Scoop . 23 March 2023 . 14 April 2023.
  19. Web site: 2020 General Election and Referendums – Preliminary Count: Nationwide Party Votes – 100.0% of results counted . New Zealand Electoral Commission . 18 October 2020 . 18 October 2020.

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