Integrity Party of Aotearoa New Zealand explained

Country:New Zealand
Integrity Party Of Aotearoa New Zealand
Colours: Green, Red
Colorcode:
  1. 5FAD41
Seats1 Title:MPs in the House of Representatives
Leader:Helen Cartwright
Leader2 Title:Deputy Leader
Leader2 Name:Troy Mihaka
Split:Sustainable NZ
Ideology:Green liberalism
Progressivism
Position:Centre
Website:https://www.tipanz.org/

The Integrity Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (TIPANZ) was an unregistered political party in New Zealand.[1] It was a progressive-centrist party, with an ideology of Hauora (well-being), equality, and integrity.[2] It was led by Helen Cartwright[3] with Troy Mihaka as deputy.[4]

Foundation

The party was founded by former Sustainable New Zealand Party secretary Helen Cartwright and former Wellington local body candidate Troy Mihaka. Mihaka stood for election to Wellington City Council in 2019 for the centre-right Wellington Party.[5]

2020 general election

The party intended to run both list and electorate candidates in New Zealand's 2020 election,[6] but did not register so was unable to receive party votes.[7] It ran two electoral candidates: Cartwright in Mana[8] and Mihaka in Rongotai.[9] In July 2020 Mihaka's candidate signs were painted with racist abuse, apparently due to the authorisation statement being written in Te Reo.[10] [11] Cartwright said in September 2020 that "If 100 people vote for me, I will be rapt; if 1000 people vote for me, I will do somersaults."[12]

Neither candidate was successful; Cartwright received 360 votes, coming 7th,[13] and Mihaka received 162, coming 8th.[14]

The party did not run any candidates in the 2023 general election.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Integrity New Zealand . 12 July 2020.
  2. Web site: The Integrity Party Of Aotearoa New Zealand . Scoop . 20 May 2020 . 21 May 2020.
  3. Web site: 13 July 2020. Helen Cartwright stands for Integrity. 15 July 2020. KC News.
  4. Web site: 8 July 2020. Announcing The Launch Of The First Integrity NZ Candidate.. 8 July 2020. Scoop.
  5. Web site: Centre-right 'Wellington Party' to contest council elections. . Stuff . 12 July 2019 . 12 July 2020.
  6. News: Parties gear up for September General Election . Whitby Newsbrief . July 2020 . 2 . 25 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Register of political parties. 19 September 2020. elections.nz. en-NZ.
  8. Web site: Mana candidates. 19 September 2020. vote.nz. en-NZ.
  9. Web site: Rongotai candidates. 19 September 2020. vote.nz. en-NZ.
  10. Web site: Laura Wiltshire. 28 July 2020. Candidate 'disappointed' after election hoardings tagged for use of te reo Māori. 25 August 2020. Stuff.
  11. Web site: 28 July 2020. Wellington candidate 'appalled' by racist graffiti attack on his sign. 25 August 2020. 1 News.
  12. Web site: Mitchell. Rob. 26 September 2020. Election battle at the fringes: Conspiracy theorists, a student and that guy who doesn't want your vote. 23 February 2021. Stuff. en.
  13. Web site: Mana – Official Results. 6 November 2020. Electoral Commission.
  14. Web site: Rongotai – Official Result. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112184854/https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2020/electorate-details-43.html. 12 November 2020. 6 November 2020. Electoral Commission.
  15. Web site: Electorate candidates . 17 September 2023 . Vote NZ . en-NZ.

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