Heartland New Zealand Party
Heartland New Zealand | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Mark Ball |
| Founded | June 2020 |
| Headquarters | Pukekohe |
| Ideology | Agrarianism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| MPs in the House of Representatives | 0 / 120 |
| Website | |
| https://www.heartlandparty.org.nz/ | |
Heartland New Zealand is a New Zealand political party founded in 2020.[1] The party is rural-based, and opposes the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, the Paris Agreement, and attempts to limit the environmental impacts of agriculture.[2] The party is led by former Franklin District mayor Mark Ball, who is the party's candidate for Port Waikato.[1][2] It is backed by Hamilton entrepreneur Harry Mowbray,[3] a billionaire who, with his siblings, was on the 2019 NBR Rich List.[4]
History
Heartland did not apply for a broadcasting allocation for the 2020 election, 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.
The party won 914 party votes (0.0% of the total) in the 2020 election.[10] Ball came third in Port Waikato, with 8,462 electorate votes.[11]
Election Results
House of Representatives
| Election | Candidates nominated | Seats won | Votes | Vote share % | Position | MPs in parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electorate | List | ||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 987[12] | 0.1 | 17th | 0 / 120
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References
- ^ a b "Party profile: Heartland New Zealand". Policy.nz. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "2020 General Election and Referendums - Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Port Waikato - Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission.
- ^ "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.
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