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The Values Party was a New Zealand political party. It is considered the world's first national-level environmentalist party, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] pre-dating the use of " Green " as a political label. It was established in May 1972 at Victoria University of Wellington .
The New Zealand Social Credit Party (sometimes called "Socred") was a political party that was New Zealand's third party from the 1950s to the 1980s. It was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives, holding one seat at times between 1966 and 1981, and two seats from 1981 to 1987. NewLabour Party: 1989 2000 1989–1991
Brunt became politically active and formed the environmentalist Values Party in the early 1970s and served as its inaugural leader. He founded the party to serve as a response to the "barren and miniaturist" political culture that existed in New Zealand at the time. [3]
He joined the Values Party in 1972 (the year the party was founded) and helped set up the party's Papanui branch. [2] At the 1975 and 1978 elections he stood as the Values Party candidate in the Christchurch electorate of Papanui where he placed third and fourth respectively. [3] In 1976 he was elected leader of the party. [2]
Some of the founding members of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, notably Jeanette Fitzsimons, Rod Donald and Mike Ward, had been active members of the Values Party at the outset of the Green movement in the 1970s. At the 1989 local-body elections, multiple candidates stood for local government positions under the "Green" label.
The New Zealand Party operated as a political party in New Zealand from 1983 to 1993. Established by millionaire property tycoon Bob Jones , the party promoted economic liberalisation —it was the first political party to promote free market reforms. [ 1 ]
Dick Quax (1948–2018), Dutch-born New Zealand runner, one-time world record holder in the 5000 metres, and local-body politician. Quax was an ACT candidate in 1999 and 2002. Graham Scott (born 1942), official of the New Zealand government. Scott was an ACT candidate in 2005.
The new party split the conservative vote, and aided Labour's victory. [19] Adam Hamilton was the first leader of the National Party. In hopes of countering Labour's rise, United and Reform decided to turn their alliance into a single party. [20] This party, the New Zealand National Party, was formed at a meeting held in Wellington on 13 and 14 ...