The New Zealand TEA Party (Taxpayers and Entrepreneurs Alliance) was a registered political party in New Zealand. The party was led by John Hong. The party contested the 2020 general election, but did not win any seats.
New Zealand TEA Party | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | John Hong and Susanna Kruger |
| Founded | June 2020 |
| Dissolved | 14 September 2022 |
| Ideology | Anti-racism Fiscal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre[1] |
| Colours | Purple |
| MPs in the House of Representatives | 0 / 120 |
Policies
editThe party defined itself as anti-racist, socially democratic, and fiscally conservative.[2] It supported reform of the Family Court of New Zealand.[3] Party policies included support for business, opposition to capital gains taxes, embracing migration and multiculturalism,[4] and opposition to legalisation of recreational cannabis consumption.[5]
It had no connection to the American Tea Party movement.[4]
History
editFoundation
editThe party was founded by two former Auckland mayoral candidates, John Hong and Susanna Kruger, and it included a third; John Palino, who ran his electorate campaign from Florida, where he was living during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] At its creation, the party was co-led by Hong and Kruger.[2] The party's website described Roger Douglas as its patron.[6]
2020 general election
editThe party did not apply for a broadcasting allocation for the 2020 general election.[7] In July 2020, the TEA Party applied to the Electoral Commission to be a registered party and it was registered on 6 August 2020.[8][9][10] In September 2020, the TEA Party announced their candidate list for the 2020 election.[11][12] Youth wing president, Dominic Hoffman Dervan was also a TEA Party list candidate and stood for the Auckland Central electorate contesting in the 2020 general election.[13][14]
The party received 2,415 of the party vote, or 0.1%, in the 2020 election, and won no electorate seats, so did not enter Parliament.[15]
Present status
editThe party's registration was cancelled at its request on 14 September 2022.[16] It did not field candidates in the 2023 general election.[17]
References
edit- ^ "John Hong takes tilt at national politics through Tea Party". Newsroom. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b Sachdeva, Sam (16 June 2020). "John Hong takes tilt at national politics through Tea Party". Newsroom. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "New Political Party Addresses Thorn In Labour's Side". Scoop. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Braae, Alex (2 September 2020). "John Palino is running for parliament – from Florida". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Our policies". New Zealand TEA Party. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Meeting with patron Sir Roger Douglas". New Zealand TEA Party. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "2020 Broadcasting Allocation Decision Released". Electoral Commission. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Three parties apply to register". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "General election candidates: Who will be standing?". New Zealand Herald. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Registration of three parties and logos". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Party profile: TEA Party". Policy.nz. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "About". teaparty.org.nz. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Q+A Colmar Brunton Auckland Central poll" (PDF).
- ^ "Auckland Central electorate race narrowing, Q+A Colmar Brunton poll reveals".
- ^ "2020 General Election and Referendums – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Amendment to the Register of Political Parties". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Electorate candidates". Vote NZ. Retrieved 16 September 2023.