Women's Rights Party
Women's Rights Party | |
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| Secretary | Jill Ovens |
| Founded | April 2023 |
| Ideology | Gender-critical feminism |
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| https://womensrightsparty.nz/ | |
The Women's Rights Party is a political party founded in New Zealand in April 2023. The party's main ideology is trans-exclusionary feminism.[1] The party was founded by former Labour member Jill Ovens after a New Zealand event by anti-transgender activist Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull was protested.[1]
The party has run in one election, the 2023 New Zealand general election, and received 0.08% of the party vote.
Founding[edit]
The party was founded by Jill Ovens and Dawn Trenberth.[1] Ovens is a former Alliance candidate and a former Labour Party member.[1]
The party was founded in direct support of a rally organised by British anti-transgender rights activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull in Auckland held in March 2023.[1] On 9 August 2023 the party applied for registration with the Electoral Commission.[2] Its registration was accepted on 28 August 2023.[3][4]
2023 general election[edit]
The party contested the 2023 New Zealand general election.[5] During the election the party was described as a single-issue party[6]
Polling for the 2023 New Zealand general election, conducted by Verian, had three polls on voter intention which included the Women's Rights Party. In those polls, support for the party ranged from zero to 0.5%.[7]
The Women's Rights Party received 0.08% of the party vote and did not win any electorates, so will not enter parliament.[8] The party lost its deposit as it was short of the 0.5% needed to retain the deposit.[9]
The party is standing a candidate in the 2023 Port Waikato by-election, which will be held on 25 November.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Scott, Matthew (26 September 2023). "Who's who in the Election Fringe Festival". Newsroom. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Applications to register two Political Parties and Logos". Electoral Commission. 9 August 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Three parties approved for registration". Electoral Commission. 28 August 2023. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Liz Gunn conspiracy party formally registered, targets 'deep state creatures'". The Spinoff. 28 August 2023. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Parties". Vote NZ. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Palmer, Russell (16 September 2023). "Election party and candidate registrations close with 20 parties listed". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ Verian. "1News Verian Poll Report Short Version September 23–26". Scribd. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2023 General Election - Official Result". Electoral Commission.
- ↑ "Electoral Act 1993, s 127A". Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Port Waikato by-election: Labour won't stand a candidate in 'unwinnable' by-election". Radio New Zealand. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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