New Zealand Pacific Party
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The New Zealand Pacific Party was a Christian
political party
that existed in New Zealand
from 2008 to 2010. The party was founded as a vehicle for former Labour
MP Taito Phillip Field
, who was subsequently convicted for bribery and corruption. It aimed to represent Pacific Island communities within New Zealand, and support Christian and "family values
" and social justice.
The party was registered on 24 April 2008, and officially launched on 16 August 2008. It claimed to have over 3000 members in August 2008.
The Pacific Party lost its single constituency seat in New Zealand's Parliament when Taito Philip Field lost his Māngere
electorate seat to Labour's Su'a William Sio
. Field got 5,525 votes compared to Sio's 12,651 votes. In the party vote, the Pacific Party attracted 8640 votes, or 0.37 % of the total electorate vote in New Zealand.
After the 2008 general election, nothing further was heard from the Pacific Party for almost two years. On 2 September 2010 the party was deregistered.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
that existed 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...
from 2008 to 2010. The party was founded as a vehicle for former Labour
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
MP Taito Phillip Field
Taito Phillip Field
Taito Phillip Hans Field is a Samoan New Zealand politician. He was a Member of Parliament for south Auckland electorates from 1993 to 2008. Field was a minister outside Cabinet in a Labour-led government from 2003 to 2005. Following charges of bribery and perverting the course of justice, he was...
, who was subsequently convicted for bribery and corruption. It aimed to represent Pacific Island communities within New Zealand, and support Christian and "family values
Family values
Family values are political and social beliefs that hold the nuclear family to be the essential ethical and moral unit of society. Familialism is the ideology that promotes the family and its values as an institution....
" and social justice.
The party was registered on 24 April 2008, and officially launched on 16 August 2008. It claimed to have over 3000 members in August 2008.
The Pacific Party lost its single constituency seat in New Zealand's Parliament when Taito Philip Field lost his Māngere
Mangere (New Zealand electorate)
Māngere is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Māngere is Su'a William Sio, elected for the Labour Party. He has held this seat since 2008....
electorate seat to Labour's Su'a William Sio
Su'a William Sio
Su'a William Sio is a politician who became a Member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives on 1 April 2008 as a New Zealand Labour Party list MP. He currently represents the Māngere electorate seat in Parliament....
. Field got 5,525 votes compared to Sio's 12,651 votes. In the party vote, the Pacific Party attracted 8640 votes, or 0.37 % of the total electorate vote in New Zealand.
After the 2008 general election, nothing further was heard from the Pacific Party for almost two years. On 2 September 2010 the party was deregistered.