The New Zealand Republican Party of 1995 was a political party which campaigned for the creation of a
New Zealand republic
New Zealand Republic Inc. is an organisation formed in 1994 whose object is to support the creation of a New Zealand republic.
The campaign chair is Lewis Holden, an Auckland political activist and businessman. The organisation is not aligned w ...
as one of its main policies. It existed from 1995 to 2002.
Founding
The party was registered as an incorporated society on 24 January 1995 as "The Confederation of United Tribes of New Zealand Incorporated" but changed its name on 8 February 1995 to the New Zealand Republican Party. It was led by William Powell.
1996 election
Although the party was registered in time for the
1996 election, it was late in submitting its party list. The party challenged its exclusion as a result of failing to submit a list at the
High Court of New Zealand
The High Court of New Zealand ( mi, Te Kōti Matua o Aotearoa) is the superior court of New Zealand. It has general jurisdiction and responsibility, under the Senior Courts Act 2016, as well as the High Court Rules 2016, for the administration ...
, and attempted to have the 1996 elections postponed to allow this. Their application for an injunction was rejected however.
1999 election
In the
1999 election, the party submitted a list, but won only 0.01% (292 votes in total) of the vote, the lowest of all registered parties. The party was officially de-registered on 24 June 2002,
just before the
2002 election.
See also
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Republicanism in New Zealand
Republicanism in New Zealand is the political position that New Zealand's system of government should be changed from a constitutional monarchy to a republic.
New Zealand republicanism dates back to the 19th century, but it was only a fringe ...
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