New Zealand Co-operative Party

{{short description|Short lived political party in New Zealand}}

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The New Zealand Co-operative Party or the United Liberal Co-operative Party was a short-lived political party in New Zealand. It was founded in December 1941 by anti-socialist political organiser Albert Davy after he left the People's Movement.

{{cite web|url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19411204.2.91&srpos=1&e=01-01-1941-30-12-1942--10--1----0Davy+CoZz-operative-ARTICLE- |title= New Political Party |publisher= Papers Past |date=4 December 1941}}

{{cite web|url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19411204.2.86&srpos=2&e=01-01-1941-30-12-1942--10--1----0Davy+CoZz-operative-ARTICLE- |title= A New Party |publisher= Papers Past |date=4 December 1941}}

Davy had previously managed a number of successful political campaigns for other parties, but had frequently fallen out with his colleagues over ideological differences. The Co-operative Party was strongly rooted in Davy's strong hostility to the left-wing Labour Party, which was in government at the time. Davy soon abandoned his new party, however, and returned to the remnants of the People's Movement for the {{NZ election link|1943}}.

The Co-operative Party never stood for election or won seats in Parliament.