Heartland New Zealand | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Mark Ball (as of 2020) |
| Founded | June 2020 |
| Headquarters | Pukekohe |
| Ideology | Agrarianism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 120 |
| Website | |
| heartlandnz.org.nz | |
Heartland New Zealand is a New Zealand political party founded in 2020.[1] The party is rural-based, and opposed the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, the Paris Agreement, and attempts to limit the environmental impacts of agriculture.[2]
History[edit]
Founding and 2020 election[edit]
The party was founded in 2020, prior to the 2020 election. For that election, the party was led by former Franklin District mayor Mark Ball.[1][2] At the time of its founding, it was backed by Hamilton entrepreneur Harry Mowbray,[3] father of Nick Mowbray, a billionaire who, with his siblings, was on the 2019 NBR Rich List.[4]
Heartland did not apply for a broadcasting allocation, which was allocated in May 2020.[5] The party applied for registration with the Electoral Commission in July,[6][7] and was registered on 6 August 2020.[8] It had a party list of five people for the 2020 election — tied for the shortest party list with Vision NZ[9] — and Mark Ball was its only electorate candidate, standing in the Port Waikato electorate.
The party won 914 party votes (0.003% of the total) in the 2020 election, the fewest party votes of the registered parties.[10] Ball came third in Port Waikato, with 8,462 electorate votes (21%).[11]
2023 election[edit]
In June 2023 the party's registration was cancelled at its own request.[12] It initially said that it intended to run for electorate seats in the 2023 election, in the hopes of creating an overhang.[13] However, it did not field any candidates.[14] The party announced that it had decided not to contest the 2023 election at all, saying it intended to build towards the 2026 election.[15]
Ideology[edit]
Heartland NZ seeks to form a coalition with other right-wing parties.[16] The party has been critical of climate change policies and water restrictions and has opposed New Zealand's ban on oil and gas exploration.[2] In 2023 it campaigned against the Labour government's Clean Car Standard,[17] and against "wokeism" and political correctness.[18]
Election results[edit]
House of Representatives[edit]
| Election | Candidates nominated | Seats won | Votes | Vote share % | Position | MPs in parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electorate | List | ||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 987[19] | 0.1 | 17th | 0 / 120
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Party profile: Heartland New Zealand". Policy.nz. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b c James Baker (17 July 2020). "New rural Heartland party challenges climate change and water restrictions". Stuff. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Andrea Vance (15 March 2020). "Why a new rural political party is likely to fail". Stuff. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Kiwi celebs and rich listers go wild at the biggest party of the year". NZ Herald. 8 December 2019. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "2020 Broadcasting Allocation Decision Released". Electoral Commission. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "General election candidates: Who will be standing?". New Zealand Herald. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Three parties apply to register". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Registration of three parties and logos". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Parties | Vote NZ". vote.nz. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "2020 General Election and Referendums – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Port Waikato – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Amendment to party register". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Why we DON'T want you to vote for our party". HeartlandNZ Party.
- ^ "Electorate candidates". Vote NZ. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "HeartlandNZ". HeartlandNZ. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "HeartlandNZ". HeartlandNZ. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Abolish The Ute Tax". Scoop. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Finally A Political Party For The Farmers - HeartLandNZ". Scoop. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "2020 General Election and Referendums – Preliminary Count: Nationwide Party Votes – 100.0% of results counted". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.