NZ South Island Party
NZ South Island Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Pat McCarrigan Alan McDonald |
| Headquarters | Dunedin |
| Ideology | Regionalist |
| International affiliation | Not Affiliated |
| MPs in the House of Representatives | 0 |
The NZ South Island Party was a short-lived New Zealand regionalist political party, advocating greater representational say for the South Island. The party is no longer registered. Its aims were for the establishment of a regional assembly to handle issues relating directly to the South Island.
The party was based in the
1999 elections
, the party put forward five electorate candidates and seven list candidates.
The party won no seats in 1999. It received 0.14% of the party vote (2,622 votes in total), and its highest percentage of the party vote in any seat was 1.5%. Its best showing in any electorate was to receive 2.6% of the electorate vote (over 800 votes).
The party's registration was cancelled at its own request2002 elections.
The
South Island Independence
movement is not a political party in its own right and may not be considered as being connected with the South Island Party, but its aims are generally regarded as being closely linked with those expressed by the South Island Party.