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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m F o c u s N e w Z e a l a n d )
Political party in New Zealand
Focus NZ was a political party in New Zealand . Founded as "NZ Rural", the party was based in Northland and represented the interests of business owners, producers and provincial communities.[1] [2] [3]
History [ edit ]
On 22 August 2012 the party applied to register a logo with the Electoral Commission .[4] [5]
Original logo of the NZ Rural Party
The party held its first meeting on 24 November 2012,[6] [7] [8]
The Party stood candidates in the 2013 local body elections in the Far North District Council and Whangarei District Council
The party was registered on 29 January 2014.[9]
The party contested the 2014 general election . It received 639 votes, making it the least successful of the fifteen registered parties in that election.[10]
On 22 February 2016 the party's registration was cancelled at its own request.[11]
Electoral results [ edit ]
Election
# of candidates nominated (electorate/list)
# of seats won
# of party votes
% of popular vote
2014
2/8
639
0.03%
References [ edit ]
^ "New rural party in the wind" . Straight Furrow. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012 .
^ "Application to register political party logo" . New Zealand Electoral Commission. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012 .
^ "Registration of NZ Rural party logo" . New Zealand Electoral Commission. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012 .
^ "New NZ Rural political party formed" . Northern Advocate. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012 .
^ "Party representing producers and exporters formed" . Radio New Zealand. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012 .
^ "Party changes focus" . Stuff. 29 November 2012.
^ "Registration of Focus New Zealand Party and Logo" . Electoral Commission . 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014 .
^ "Official Count Results -- Overall Status" . Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017 .
^ "Amendments to the Register of Political Parties — Cancellation of Focus New Zealand" . New Zealand Electoral Commission. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Focus_NZ&oldid=1219846876 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● F o c u s N Z ● 2 0 1 2 e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n N e w Z e a l a n d ● A g r a r i a n p a r t i e s i n N e w Z e a l a n d ● O c e a n i a n p o l i t i c a l p a r t y s t u b s ● N e w Z e a l a n d p o l i t i c s s t u b s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m A u g u s t 2 0 1 5 ● U s e N e w Z e a l a n d E n g l i s h f r o m A u g u s t 2 0 1 5 ● A l l W i k i p e d i a a r t i c l e s w r i t t e n i n N e w Z e a l a n d E n g l i s h ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● U s e N e w Z e a l a n d E n g l i s h f r o m J u l y 2 0 1 7 ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● A l l s t u b a r t i c l e s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 0 A p r i l 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 5 : 5 6 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
