The Labour Party was formed in this period as the political wing of the labour movement and was financed by trade unions. 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In the 1978 election and the 1981 election Labour won a larger share of the vote than National but failed to win an equivalent number of seats. Follow for updates from Jacinda and Labour. The combined organisation was named the National Party, and would be Labour's main rival in future years. Phone: +64 4 384 7649 Fax: +64 4 384 8060 Email: [email protected] From the 1930s onwards, Labour has increasingly positioned itself as a broad-based party by responding and adapting to different social and economic problems and changing demographics (appealing to an expanding migrant population and a diversified ethnic, social make-up). However, there are several other councilors who are, or have been, members of the Labour Party who serve as independents. [89][90], Party membership is tied into geographically-based branches in each parliamentary electorate. In addition, there are 27 elected Labour Party community board members across Auckland, while City Vision holds 14 seats. The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation over donations made to the Labour Party in 2017. In 1965, the leadership was assumed by the younger Norman Kirk, who many believed would revitalise the party. Harry Holland died in 1933 and was replaced by his deputy Michael Joseph Savage as party leader. The party has been in five Governments: 1935-1949, 1957-1960, 1972-1975, 1984-1990, 1999-2008, and 2017 -. Equality in human rights regardless of race, sex, This page was last edited on 27 April 2021, at 05:22. Despite taking votes from affluent areas, Labour suffered negative swings in more traditional seats, the blue ribbon seat of Remuera nearly fell into the Labour column. [100], Young Labour is the party's youth wing. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country's general election. During the 1980s and 1990s, party membership plummeted to levels not seen since before the First Labour Government. [80][81][82] Despite this landslide victory Labour face increasing criticism due to their lack of action on New Zealand's housing issues despite it being a key feature of their 2017 election campaign. [24], In 1910, the Independent Political Labour League was relaunched as an organisation called the Labour Party, distinct from the modern party. The camp was said to have "mountains of alcohol", and people under the legal drinking age of 18 were said to have consumed alcohol. [19], At the turn of the century, the radical side of New Zealand working class politics was represented by the Socialist Party, founded in 1901. The Labour Party is part of a wider labour movement, which continues to help working Kiwis in New Zealand. [22][23] This established the basic dividing line in New Zealand's left-wing politics – the Socialists tended to be revolutionary and militant, while the moderates focused instead on progressive reform. [77][78], During the 2020 election, Labour gained 50% of the party vote and increased its presence in the House of Representatives to 65 seats, marking the first time that a party has won enough seats to govern alone since the MMP system was introduced in 1996. [91] The party is divided into six regional areas, which each year convene a Regional Conference. Nash, Labour's third prime minister, took office in late 1957. [37], Labour also faced opposition from within its ranks. Gradually, however, the differences between the Social Democrats and the ULP Remnant broke down, and in 1915 they formed a unified caucus both to oppose Reform better and to differentiate themselves from the Liberals. The other 48 MPs are selected from the party lists. [93], Membership figures are rarely released to the public. The New Zealand Labour Party (Māori: Rōpū Reipa o Aotearoa),[10] or simply Labour (Māori: Reipa), is a centre-left political party in New Zealand. The coalition retained power in the 1931 election, but gradually, the public became highly dissatisfied with its failure to resolve the country's economic problems. [46] Government debt was skyrocketing, due largely to the costs of borrowing to maintain a fixed exchange rate. Jacinda Ardern is the Prime Minister of New Zealand and the Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. Rowling remained the leader of the Labour Party for some time after his defeat. [74], In mid-July 2020, the Serious Fraud Office announced that it was investigating donations made to the Labour Party by two Chinese businessmen during the 2017 general election. The rigours of the Great Depression brought Labour considerable popularity, but also caused tension between Labour and the United Party. In 1916 it joined with other political groups to establish the modern Labour Party Origins. [91] Influential branches include Princes Street Labour (this Auckland university branch is described as the "ideological powerhouse of the party",[92] and has contributed many prominent Labour politicians) and Vic Labour (the Victoria University of Wellington branch). Described as a landslide victory[79] in which the party won the party vote in "virtually every single electorate", Labour is believed to have gained support from swing voters as it appealed to them, many of whom had previously voted for National under John Key. Co-operation as the main governing factor in economic relations, to ensure a. The death of the party's former leader, the "doctrinaire" Harry Holland, had marked a significant turning point in the party's history. [66] Shearer resigned after losing the confidence of caucus. 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Jacinda Ardern and Labour are returned to power in a landslide, making New Zealand political history in the process. Wellington has three Labour Party councillors: Fleur Fitzsimons – Southern Ward councillor, Teri O'Neill – Eastern Ward councillor and Rebecca Matthews – Onslow-Western Ward Councillor. A limited support agreement was also made with the Green Party, whereby certain policy concessions were to be made to the Greens in return for abstention on confidence and supply votes. [68] Cunliffe's tenure as leader quickly became mired in internal disputes and falling poll ratings. David Cunliffe (2013–2014) was elected in the 2013 leadership election. McDouall ran on an independent ticket. In addition, there are many others councillors in almost all areas of New Zealand that are members or have previously had connections with the Labour Party, but have instead contested local elections as independents. LO: Leader of the Opposition Influential branches include Princes Street Labour(this Auck… Let's keep moving Follow for updates from Jacinda and Labour. In the strike's aftermath, there was a major drive to end the divisions in the movement and establish a united front. [61] There were significant internal tensions within the party, eventually culminating in the resignation of junior minister Tariana Turia and her establishment of the new Māori Party.[62]. [116], The following is a complete list of Labour Party leaders in the House of Representatives: [26] A year later yet another gathering was held. Labour lost power when the National Party soundly defeated it in the 2008 election. This report coincided with the dissolution of the city's main local body ticket, the centre-left Greater Dunedin group. [14] As of 2020[update], there have been six periods of Labour government under ten Labour prime ministers. In Whanganui, the town's mayor Hamish McDouall is a Labour member and previously contested the seat of Whanganui for the party. After the 1928 election, however, the party was left in an advantageous position – the Reform Party and the new United Party (a revival of the Liberals) were tied on 27 seats each, and neither could govern without Labour support. While the Labour Party had been explicitly socialist at its inception, it had been gradually drifting away from its earlier radicalism. Generally speaking, members of these unions are also affiliated members of Labour. Born in Hamilton, Jacinda grew up in rural Waikato and attended Morrinsville College, before graduating from the University of Waikato with a Bachelor of Communications Studies in International Relations and Professional Communication. While some dispute exists as to when Harry Holland officially became leader, Clark had passed his longest possible leadership term by 26 October 2008. [43] He was replaced by Nordmeyer, but the taint of the Black Budget ensured that Nordmeyer did not have any appreciable success in reversing the party's fortunes. [53][54] At the same time Roger Douglas and Lange fought intermittent battles inside Cabinet with Douglas wanting to dramatically expand his economic programme. The party offered counselling and support after the allegations were publicly reported. [38], Savage died in 1940 and was replaced by Peter Fraser, who became Labour's longest-serving prime minister. The party was also criticised by the Council of Trade Unions. Read more. [15] On 19 October 2017, Labour formed a minority coalition government with New Zealand First, with confidence and supply from the Green Party. [3] Subsequently, the party has also been described as embracing certain social liberal policies. Eventually, in the 1949 election, Labour was defeated.[39]. "In this event, the New Zealand Labour Party Code of Conduct and Harassment policies do not govern their personal relationship," said the report. [85], From the 1990s onwards, Labour has again aimed to use the power of the state to try to achieve a "fairer and more equal society", based on a mixed economy in which both the state and private enterprise play a part. [35] At this time the Labour Party pursued an alliance with the Māori Rātana movement. The year after Labour's first win, the Reform Party and the United Party took their coalition to the next step, agreeing to merge with each other. Labour and NZ First had for years sought to demonise Chinese immigrants and attacked the 2008-2017 National Party government for building closer business ties with China. The process of unifying these diverse groups into a single party was difficult, with tensions between different factions running strong. The United Labour Party (ULP) of New Zealand was an early left-wing political party. This second term, which increased Labour's majority and was won mostly on the back of its anti-nuclear stance, caused emerging divisions over economic policy to begin arising within Cabinet. When it governed from 1984 to 1990, Labour instead privatised state assets and reduced the role of the state in the economy; Labour prime minister David Lange also introduced New Zealand's nuclear-free policy. [69][70], After Ardern's ascension to the leadership Labour rose dramatically in opinion polls. Jacinda Ardern currently serves as the party leader and prime minister, while Kelvin Davis is the deputy leader. The more moderate leftists were generally supporters of the Liberal Party. [5] The party's platform programme describes its founding principle as democratic socialism,[11][12] while observers describe Labour as social-democratic and pragmatic in practice. Members may also form special branches where they have a special community of interest (such as university students and academics, young people, women, Māori people, Pacific Islanders, multicultural groups, people with disabilities, the rainbow community and industrial workers). The NZ Council consists of the president, two senior vice presidents (one of which must be a Māori), three vice presidents (representing women, affiliates, and Pacific Islanders), seven regional representatives, one Policy Council representative, three Caucus representatives, and the general secretary. [16] Despite its Wellington origins, the West Coast town of Blackball is often regarded as the birthplace of the party,[17] as it was the location of the founding of one of the main political organisations which became part of the nascent Labour Party. [41] This resulted in the highly unpopular "Black Budget" of Arnold Nordmeyer, the new Minister of Finance, which raised taxes on alcohol, cigarettes, cars, and petrol. [76] The Labour government has pledged to eliminate child poverty, make tertiary education free, reduce immigration by 20,000–30,000, decriminalise abortion, and make all rivers swimmable within 10 years. Fraser died shortly afterward, and was replaced by Walter Nash, the long-serving Minister of Finance. Labour again became the largest party from 1999 to 2008, when it governed in coalition with, or based on negotiated support from, several minor parties; Helen Clark became the first Labour prime minister to lead her government through the third term in office. His foreign policy stances included strong criticism of nuclear weapons testing and of South Africa's apartheid system. Reform [33] Workers also benefited from the introduction of the forty-hour week, and legislation making it easier for unions to negotiate on their behalf. Campbell Barry has been the mayor of Lower Hutt since 2019, and was elected on a Labour ticket along with Wainuiomata ward councilor Keri Brown. In the 2020 general election, Labour won in a landslide, winning an overall majority of 10 and 50.01% of the vote. Despite initially appearing coherent, the coalition became increasingly unstable and eventually collapsed, leaving the National Party to govern as a minority government from 1998 to 1999. Here's the currently screening TV commercial from the New Zealand Labour Party - Mary. The New Zealand Labour Party was established in 1916 and first entered Parliament in 1919. Wage subsidy supporting around 1.7 million workers and 250,000 businesses. Despite Moore's ascension somewhat salvaging poll ratings Labour suffered its worst defeat since it first took office in 1935 (losing twenty-eight seats) and was flung into the political wilderness after their election landslide loss. The party has declined to release the report to the public. [52], In 1987 Labour won another considerable election victory against the National Party while ruptures over the direction of policy remained concealed. [18], The New Zealand Labour Party was an amalgamation of a number of early groups, the oldest of which was founded in 1901. Under Labour Party rules, party members have 40% of the votes, MPs have another 40% of the votes, and affiliated unions have 20% of the votes. Upon coming to power, Labour decided that drastic measures were needed to address balance of payments concerns. 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