Advance New Zealand (1995)
The Advance New Zealand Party was a New Zealand political party. It advocated for multiculturalism and the interests of ethnic minorities, and a substantial segment of its membership came from New Zealand's Pacific Islander communities.[1][2]
Advance NZ was registered on 10 August 1995.[3] In the 1996 New Zealand general election, it submitted a party list of ten candidates, headed by England So'onalole.[4] It also stood candidates in six electorates.[5] It received 949 party votes (0.05% of the total), and did not win any seats.[5]
Advance New Zealand merged into United New Zealand in 1997.[1][2][6]
References[]
- ^ a b Sheppard, Simon (26 December 1997). "United Party Awaiting Opportunities". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ a b Edwards, Bryce (2002). Political Parties in New Zealand: A Study of Ideological and Organisational Transformation. University of Canterbury.
- ^ "New Zealand Gazette". Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Party Lists of Unsuccessful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Summary of overall results (.pdf 105kb)" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Orsman, Bernard (16 July 2002). "The man for whom the worm turned up trumps". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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