Progressive Party of Aotearoa New Zealand explained

Country:	New Zealand
Colours:	Purple and Orange
Seats1 Title:	MPs in the House of Representatives
Leader:	Bruce Dyer
Position:	Syncretic
Website:	https://www.progressiveparty.co.nz/
International:	Proutist Universal

The Progressive Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (PPANZ) is an unregistered political party in New Zealand. The party supports the Progressive Utilization Theory of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, including economic democracy and the transformation of large businesses into cooperatives.^[1] It is led by Bruce Dyer.

2020 election

As an unregistered party, PPANZ was unable to contest the party vote. It stood two candidates in the Nelson and Mana electorates in the 2020 New Zealand general election.^{[2] [3] [4]} Neither candidate was successful; leader Bruce Dyer received 50 electorate votes, or 0.1% of the vote.^[5]

2023 election

Bruce Dyer was again a candidate for the Nelson electorate in 2023. He was the party's only candidate.^[6]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: A New Economic Model . Scoop . 12 August 2020 . 12 August 2020.
2. Web site: Mana candidates. 2020-09-19. vote.nz. en-NZ.
3. Web site: Nelson candidates. 2020-09-19. vote.nz. en-NZ.
4. Web site: Co-founder of new party Bruce Dyer to stand in Nelson electorate . Cherie Sivignon . Stuff . 26 July 2020 . 12 August 2020.
5. Web site: Nelson - Official Result. 2020-11-06. Electoral Commission.
6. Web site: Electorate candidates . 2023-09-17 . Vote NZ . en-NZ.