The New Economics Party was a
political party
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in
New Zealand
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. It stood a single candidate in the
2011 general election.
Creation and policies
According to the party's website, the New Economics Party was founded in September 2011 and was led by Deirdre Kent, Laurence Boomert, and Phil Stevens.
The party advocated for substantial economic reform, including a
universal basic income
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, re-regulation of the banking system, monetary reform including a system of multiple currencies, and to "remove the imperative for growth". It also sought a system whereby the
Treasury
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*A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry.
*A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or in p ...
would issue tax vouchers and trade them to buy land, using revenue on that land to pay dividends to the public.
Electoral record
The party ran a single candidate in the
2011 election: Laurence Boomert in . Boomert had previously stood for the
Progressive Greens in
1996
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and for the
Greens in
1999
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. Boomert received 44 votes (0.11%), coming 11th of 12 candidates.
It did not stand any candidates at the
2014 election, with Boomert standing instead for the
Money Free Party
The Money Free movement is a political movement that advocates for a resource-based economy, where all work is voluntary. The movement has political parties in New Zealand and the United Kingdom and is aligned with work of the American-based Jac ...
in the
West Coast-Tasman
West Coast-Tasman electorate boundaries used since the
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electorate.
See also
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References
External links
Official website
{{Historic New Zealand political parties
Political parties in New Zealand
Political parties established in 2011