Heartland New Zealand | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Mark Ball (as of 2020) |
| Founded | June 2020 |
| Headquarters | Pukekohe |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 120 |
| Website | |
| heartlandnz.org.nz | |
Heartland New Zealand is a New Zealand political party founded in 2020. [1] The party is rural-based, and opposed the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, the Paris Agreement, and attempts to limit the environmental impacts of agriculture. [2]
The party was founded in 2020, prior to the 2020 election. For that election, the party was led by former Franklin District mayor Mark Ball. [1] [2] At the time of its founding, it was backed by Hamilton entrepreneur Harry Mowbray, [3] father of Nick Mowbray, a billionaire who, with his siblings, was on the 2019 NBR Rich List. [4]
Heartland did not apply for a broadcasting allocation, which was allocated in May 2020. [5] The party applied for registration with the Electoral Commission in July, [6] [7] and was registered on 6 August 2020. [8] It had a party list of five people for the 2020 election — tied for the shortest party list with Vision NZ [9] — and Mark Ball was its only electorate candidate, standing in the Port Waikato electorate.
The party won 914 party votes (0.003% of the total) in the 2020 election, the fewest party votes of the registered parties. [10] Ball came third in Port Waikato, with 8,462 electorate votes (21%). [11]
In June 2023 the party's registration was cancelled at its own request. [12] It initially said that it intended to run for electorate seats in the 2023 election, in the hopes of creating an overhang. [13] However, it did not field any candidates. [14] The party announced that it had decided not to contest the 2023 election at all, saying it intended to build towards the 2026 election. [15]
Heartland NZ seeks to form a coalition with other right-wing parties. [16] The party has been critical of climate change policies and water restrictions and has opposed New Zealand's ban on oil and gas exploration. [2] In 2023 it campaigned against the Labour government's Clean Car Standard, [17] and against "wokeism" and political correctness. [18]
| Election | Candidates nominated | Seats won | Votes | Vote share % | Position | MPs in parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electorate | List | ||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 987 [19] | 0.1 | 17th | 0 / 120 |
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