Aotearoa NZ Youth Party
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The Aotearoa NZ Youth Party or Aotearoa NZ Youth Independence Party is an unregistered political party
in New Zealand
. The party is the vehicle of "professional stirrer" Robert Terry of Reefton, who has contested elections on and off since 1998.
The party first contested the 1998 Taranaki-King Country by-election, winning 10 votes. In the 2002 election
it stood a single candidate in the electorate of West Coast-Tasman
, winning 136 votes. It did not run in 2005
, but ran again in West Coast-Tasman in 2008
, receiving just 50 votes. The party is contesting a single electorate in the 2011 election
. Robert Terry is standing for the party in the West Coast-Tasman
electorate.
Political party
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in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The party is the vehicle of "professional stirrer" Robert Terry of Reefton, who has contested elections on and off since 1998.
The party first contested the 1998 Taranaki-King Country by-election, winning 10 votes. In the 2002 election
New Zealand general election, 2002
The 2002 New Zealand general election was held on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the opposition National Party.Arguably the most controversial...
it stood a single candidate in the electorate of West Coast-Tasman
West Coast-Tasman
West Coast-Tasman is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It is the largest General electorate by land area.It is currently held by Damien O'Connor MP.-Population Centres:The electorate includes the following population centres:*Collingwood*Greymouth...
, winning 136 votes. It did not run in 2005
New Zealand general election, 2005
The 2005 New Zealand general election held on 17 September 2005 determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. No party won a majority in the unicameral House of Representatives, but the Labour Party of Prime Minister Helen Clark secured two more seats than nearest rival, the...
, but ran again in West Coast-Tasman in 2008
New Zealand general election, 2008
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand parliament. The conservative National Party, headed by its Parliamentary leader John Key, won a plurality of votes and seats, ending 9 years of government dominated by the social...
, receiving just 50 votes. The party is contesting a single electorate in the 2011 election
New Zealand general election, 2011
The 2011 New Zealand general election on Saturday 26 November 2011 determined the membership of the 50th New Zealand Parliament.One hundred and twenty-one MPs were elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives, 70 from single-member electorates, including one overhang seat, and 51 from party...
. Robert Terry is standing for the party in the West Coast-Tasman
West Coast-Tasman
West Coast-Tasman is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It is the largest General electorate by land area.It is currently held by Damien O'Connor MP.-Population Centres:The electorate includes the following population centres:*Collingwood*Greymouth...
electorate.