New Nation Party

{{Infobox political party

| country = New Zealand

| name = New Nation Party

| logo = New Nation Party Logo.png

| colours = {{color box|#4646b2|border=darkgray}} Blue

| colorcode = {{party color|New Nation Party}}

| secretary = Melissa O'Hagan

| seats1_title = MPs in the House of Representatives

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|120|hex={{party color|Coalition New Zealand}} }}

| leader = Guy Slocum

| foundation = 2022

| ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|

|Anti-vaccine mandates{{cite news|url=https://policy.nz/2023/party-vote/parties/new-nation-party|title=New Nation Party|access-date=6 October 2023|work=Policy.nz}}

}}

| position =Right-wing{{cite news|url=https://www.politik.co.nz/the-fringe-parties-prepare-fro-the-tauranga-by-election/|date=4 April 2022|author=Richard Harman|title=After the Parliament protest, the Tauranga by-election|work=Politik}}

| headquarters = PO Box 47-017, Trentham, Upper Hutt

| website = [https://nnparty.co.nz/ nnparty.co.nz]

}}

The New Nation Party is an unregistered political party in New Zealand. The party is led by Guy Slocum.{{cite web |url=https://nnparty.co.nz/guy-slocum/ |title= Guy Slocum |publisher=New Nation Party |access-date=22 July 2024}} It opposes vaccine mandates, Three Waters, and the United Nations.{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/129424061/councillor-to-contest-general-election-as-new-nation-party-candidate |title=Councillor to contest general election as New Nation Party candidate |date=1 August 2022 |work=Stuff |first=Cherie |last=Sivignon}}

History

The party stood former Tauranga City councillor Andrew Hollis as a candidate at the 2022 Tauranga by-election.{{cite web |url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2205/S00001/new-nation-party-announces-candidate-for-tauranga.htm |title=New Nation Party Announces Candidate For Tauranga |publisher=Scoop |date=1 May 2022 |access-date=12 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/294165-acts-off-her-head-comment-unfortunate.html |title=ACT's "off with her head" comment "unfortunate" |publisher=SunLive |date=19 May 2022 |access-date=12 April 2023}} He received 260 votes.{{cite web |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/2022_tauranga_byelection/ |title=Tauranga – Official Result |publisher=Electoral Commission |date=1 July 2022 |access-date=12 April 2023}}

The party applied for registration on 27 March 2023.{{cite web |url=https://elections.nz/media-and-news/2023/application-to-register-political-party-and-logo/ |title=Application to register political party and logo |publisher=Electoral Commission |date=27 March 2023 |access-date=12 April 2023}} It was registered on 12 April 2023.{{cite web |url=https://elections.nz/media-and-news/2023/registration-of-the-new-nation-party-and-logo/ |title=Registration of the New Nation Party and logo |publisher=Electoral Commission |date=12 April 2023 |access-date=12 April 2023}}

The party was previously a component party of Freedoms New Zealand.{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Register of political parties {{!}} Elections |url=https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/political-parties-in-new-zealand/register-of-political-parties |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416060422/https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/political-parties-in-new-zealand/register-of-political-parties |archive-date=16 April 2023 }}{{cite web |date=22 August 2022 |title=Parliament protest: Brian Tamaki announces new political party 'Freedoms NZ' |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/parliament-protest-brian-tamaki-announces-new-political-party-freedoms-nz/GYZSQDORMUKGO7MP3OMMAN2D6Q/ |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=New Zealand Herald}}{{cite web |date=23 August 2022 |title=Brian Tamaki brings fringe political parties into new group Freedoms NZ |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/129657797/brian-tamaki-brings-fringe-political-parties-into-new-group-freedoms-nz |access-date=12 April 2023 |publisher=Stuff}} Some time between May and September 2023 it ceased being a component party of Freedoms.{{Cite web |date=30 May 2023 |title=Register of political parties {{!}} Elections |url=https://www.elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/political-parties-in-new-zealand/register-of-political-parties/ |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530113313/https://www.elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/political-parties-in-new-zealand/register-of-political-parties/ |archive-date=30 May 2023 }}{{Cite web |title=Register of political parties |url=https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/political-parties-in-new-zealand/register-of-political-parties/ |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=Elections |language=en-NZ}}

Polling conducted for 1News, between the party's founding and mid-September 2023, indicated the party's support at between 0.1% and 0.5%.{{Cite web |title=1News Verian Poll Report September 16–19 |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/672428933/1News-Verian-Poll-Report-September-16-19 |access-date=23 September 2023 |website=Scribd |language=en}}

In the 2023 general election, New Nation Party received 0.05% of the party vote – 1,530 votes, the lowest result of any party – and did not win any electorate seats, meaning it did not enter parliament.{{Cite web |title=2023 General Election - Official Result |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/index.html |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=Electoral Commission}}

On 29 January 2025, the Electoral Commission deregistered the party at its own request.{{Cite web |title=Amendment to Register of Political Parties |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2025-au534 |access-date=4 February 2025 |website=New Zealand Gazette}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://nnparty.co.nz/}}

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