New Nation Party Explained

Country:New Zealand
New Nation Party
Colours: Blue
Secretary:Melissa O'Hagan
Seats1 Title:MPs in the House of Representatives
Leader:Guy Slocum
Foundation:2022
Position:Right-wing[1]
Headquarters:PO Box 47-017, Trentham, Upper Hutt
Website:nnparty.co.nz

The New Nation Party is a registered political party in New Zealand. The party is led by Guy Slocum.[2] It opposes vaccine mandates, Three Waters, and the United Nations.[3]

History

The party stood former Tauranga City councillor Andrew Hollis as a candidate at the 2022 Tauranga by-election.[4] [5] He received 260 votes.[6]

The party applied for registration on 27 March 2023.[7] It was registered on 12 April 2023.[8]

The party was previously a component party of Freedoms New Zealand.[9] [10] [11] Some time between May and September 2023 it ceased being a component party of Freedoms.[12] [13]

Polling conducted for 1News, between the party's founding and mid-September 2023, indicated the party's support at between 0.1% and 0.5%.[14]

In the 2023 general election, New Nation Party received 0.05% of the party vote – 1,530 votes, the lowest result of any party – and did not win any electorate seats, meaning it did not enter parliament.[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: After the Parliament protest, the Tauranga by-election. 4 April 2022. Richard Harman. Politik.
  2. Web site: Guy Slocum . New Nation Party . 22 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Councillor to contest general election as New Nation Party candidate . 1 August 2022 . Stuff . Cherie . Sivignon.
  4. Web site: New Nation Party Announces Candidate For Tauranga . Scoop . 1 May 2022 . 12 April 2023.
  5. Web site: ACT's "off with her head" comment "unfortunate" . SunLive . 19 May 2022 . 12 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Tauranga – Official Result . Electoral Commission . 1 July 2022 . 12 April 2023.
  7. Web site: Application to register political party and logo . Electoral Commission . 27 March 2023 . 12 April 2023.
  8. Web site: Registration of the New Nation Party and logo . Electoral Commission . 12 April 2023 . 12 April 2023.
  9. Web site: 16 April 2023 . Register of political parties Elections . 3 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416060422/https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/political-parties-in-new-zealand/register-of-political-parties . 16 April 2023 .
  10. Web site: 22 August 2022 . Parliament protest: Brian Tamaki announces new political party 'Freedoms NZ' . 12 April 2023 . New Zealand Herald.
  11. Web site: 23 August 2022 . Brian Tamaki brings fringe political parties into new group Freedoms NZ . 12 April 2023 . Stuff.
  12. Web site: 30 May 2023 . Register of political parties Elections . 3 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530113313/https://www.elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/political-parties-in-new-zealand/register-of-political-parties/ . 30 May 2023 .
  13. Web site: Register of political parties . 3 September 2023 . Elections . en-NZ.
  14. Web site: 1News Verian Poll Report September 16–19 . 23 September 2023 . Scribd . en.
  15. Web site: 2023 General Election - Official Result . 14 November 2023 . Electoral Commission.

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