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{{Infobox political party
|country = New Zealand
|name = New Zealand Democrat Party
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|founder = [[Albert Davy]] and [[William Goodfellow (philanthropist)|William Goodfellow]]
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|founded = 1934
|dissolution = {{End date and age|1936}}
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|merged = [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]]
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|ideology = [[Classical liberalism]]<br />[[Minarchism]]
|position = [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]]
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|colours = {{colour box|{{party color|New Zealand Democrat Party (1934)}}}} Blue
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{{Conservatism New Zealand}}
The '''New Zealand Democrat Party''' was a [[political party]] in [[New Zealand]], founded in 1934 with the purpose of opposing
==Formation==
▲The '''New Zealand Democrat Party''' was a [[political party]] in [[New Zealand]], founded in 1934 with the purpose of opposing "[[socialism|socialist]]" [[legislation]] by the [[Government of New Zealand|government]].<ref name="Te Ara">{{cite web |last=McLintock |first=A. H.|title=Democrat Party |url= http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/political-parties/4 |publisher=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand |accessdate=20 August 2012 |date=originally published in 1966}}</ref>
The Democrat Party was founded and developed by [[Albert Davy]], a prominent political organiser of the time. He had worked first for the [[Reform Party (New Zealand)|Reform Party]], then for the [[United Party (New Zealand)|United Party]], and finally for the Reform Party again. Davy was highly effective in both campaign management and fundraising but often came into conflict with those for whom he worked. Politically, Davy was an advocate of [[minarchism|reducing the size of government]] and of minimising [[government intervention]] in the business world. The slogan "More Business in Government, Less Government in Business", which was once used by the Reform Party, was thought up by Davy.
In 1934, Davy was approached by [[William Goodfellow (
Foodfellow tried to remove Davy from the chairmanship of the Democrats in July 1935 and later initiated court proceedings to recover part of the salary Davy had been paid. Davy remained in office, however, and the Democrat Party continued on. The sitting [[Mayor of Wellington]], [[Thomas Hislop (mayor)|Thomas Hislop]], was recruited as the party's political leader,<ref>{{cite news |title=Democrat Choice |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19351002.2.92 |access-date=17 January 2017 |work=[[Auckland Star]] |volume=LXVI |issue=233 |date=2 October 1935 |page=11}}</ref> and Davy remained its chief organiser and strategist.
In the [[New Zealand general election, 1935|1935 elections]], Davy's campaign was not as effective as his previous efforts. The Democrats fielded fifty-one candidates, but did not win any seats. In total, they won around 7.9% of the national vote (66,965 votes). Despite their failure to enter Parliament, their impact on the election may have been the opposite to what was intended — by splitting the anti-Labour vote they probably contributed to Labour's overwhelming victory in 1935. Among their candidates were future [[New Zealand National Party|National]] MPs [[Frederick Doidge]] and [[Matthew Oram]].<ref name="DNZB Oram">{{DNZB|Lundy|Jim |5o5|Oram, Matthew Henry - Biography|17 August 2012}}</ref>▼
==1935 election==
▲In the [[1935 New Zealand general election
==Dissolution==
Among the defeated Democrat candidates were [[Frederick Doidge]] and [[Matthew Oram]], who would become future [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] MPs.<ref name="DNZB Oram">{{DNZB|Lundy|Jim |5o5|Oram, Matthew Henry - Biography|17 August 2012}}</ref> Davy himself went on to found the [[People's Movement (New Zealand)|People's Movement]] and the [[New Zealand Co-operative Party]] but eventually retired from politics and returned to business. The party's remnants amalgamated with the National Party in 1936.<ref name="Te Ara" />
==References==
{{Commons category|New Zealand Democrat Party}}
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