Internet Party and Mana Movement
{{Short description|Coalition party during the 2014 New Zealand general election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Internet Party and Mana Movement
| logo = Internet Mana.png
| colorcode = #770808
| abbreviation = Internet Mana
| leader1_title = Co-Leaders
| leader1_name = Hone Harawira
Laila Harré
| founded = May 2014
| dissolved = {{End date and age|2014|12|13|df=yes}}
| merger = Internet Party
Mana Movement
| ideology = Collaborative e-democracy
Māori rights
| country = New Zealand
| state = New Zealand
}}
The Internet Party and Mana Movement, also stylised as Internet Party and MANA Movement or simply Internet MANA, was a coalition of the Internet Party and the Mana Movement formed to contest the party vote in the 2014 New Zealand general election.
History
In May 2014, Internet Party chief executive Vikram Kumar and Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira announced a merger of the parties, to be known as the Internet Party and Mana Movement, or the abbreviated Internet Mana. Harawira is the founding leader of the party. Mana member Sue Bradford resigned immediately after the merger was announced.{{cite news |title=Mana merger 'slap in the face' |first=Matthew |last=Martin |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11263199 |newspaper=Rotorua Daily Post |date=28 May 2014 |access-date=10 August 2014}} The party and its logo were registered with the New Zealand Electoral Commission on 24 July 2014, allowing the party to contest the party vote.{{cite web|title=Registration of Internet Party and MANA Movement logo |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/registration-internet-party-and-mana-movement-logo |publisher=Electoral Commission |date=24 July 2014 |access-date=8 August 2014}}
The Internet Party and Mana Movement contested the 2014 general election as a single entity. The memorandum of understanding between the Mana Movement and Internet Party gave the Mana Movement first, third and fourth places on the combined party list, while the Internet Party took second, fifth and sixth places. Subsequent places on the party list alternate between the two component parties. Electorate candidates stood as members of their respective parties rather than Internet Party and Mana Movement.{{cite web |title=Memorandum of Understanding between the MANA Movement and the Internet Party |url= https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-OsCSmT5K89LUwxOExmUjJpN2c/edit |date=25 May 2014 |access-date=10 August 2014}}{{better source needed|date=February 2015}} The memorandum of understanding states that the agreement would remain in force until at least six weeks after polling day. The two component parties agreed to review their arrangement within five weeks of the election.
The Internet Party and Mana Movement was funded by online millionaire Kim Dotcom. It failed to win a seat in parliament. Dotcom, who was not a candidate because he is not a New Zealand citizen,[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29268823 New Zealand's National Party wins re-election], BBC News, 20 September 2014 told reporters as election results became clear, "I take full responsibility for this loss tonight because the brand—the brand Kim Dotcom—was poison for what we were trying to achieve."[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/world/asia/new-zealands-ruling-national-party-is-re-elected.html New Zealand's Ruling National Party Is Re-elected], The New York Times, 20 September 2014
Following post-election reviews by both components of the Internet Mana Movement, the relationship was dissolved on 13 December with both sides agreeing there had been 'no regrets' about the decision made to run together.{{cite web|url=http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20141215-0728-internet_mana_alliance_formally_dissolved-048.mp3 |format=MP3 |title=Sound file |website=Podcast.radionz.co.nz |access-date=2 April 2017}}
Electoral results
File:Internet Mana Party Tour 4 August 2014 02.JPG
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Election | # of party votes | % of party vote | # of seats won | Government/opposition? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014{{cite web|title=Official Count Results – Overall Status (2014) |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/partystatus.html |publisher=Elections New Zealand |access-date=21 January 2016 }}
| 34,094 || 1.42 || | {{Composition bar|0|121|hex={{party color|Internet Party and Mana Movement}} }} || Unelected |
See also
References
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{{Historic New Zealand political parties}}
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Category:Political parties in New Zealand
Category:Political parties established in 2014
Category:2014 establishments in New Zealand