ONE Party

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ONE Party
General SecretaryOlivia Mackenzie [1]
Co-leadersIan Johnson, Allan Cawood and Kariana Black
FoundedSeptember 2019
Ideology Christian fundamentalism
Social conservatism
Theocracy
Colours  Yellow and Black
SloganVote Kingdom
MPs in the House of Representatives
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Website
https://oneparty.net/

The One Party (stylised as ONE Party and also known as NewZeal) is a Christian fundamentalist political party in New Zealand, [2] co-led by Ian Johnson, Allan Cawood and Kariana Black. [3] The party has stated that New Zealand is a "Christian nation", and should be run as such. [2] Its policies include opposing abortion [4] and euthanasia. [5]

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Former co-leader Stephanie Harawira incorporated One Party Limited as a New Zealand limited company in September 2019. [6] It contested the 2020 general election, receiving 0.3% of the party vote.

In July 2023 the party filed an application to change their name to NewZeal. [7]

Ideology and structure

The One Party believes that God should be above politicians, and envisages its MPs entering Parliament if elected but answerable to an Apostolic Council of religious leaders from various faiths and cultural backgrounds. [8] The party generally leans towards the pentecostal and evangelical wing of Christianity, [9] though founder Stephanie Harawira said, "We didn't come together as Baptists, as Anglicans or Methodists. We came together just as people, who love the Lord." [10] Prophecy is important to the party; candidates have spoken of being given a sign or message that it is their destiny to become politicians, [11] and Harawira stated that God has spoken directly to her. [12]

2020 election

The One Party became registered on 9 July 2020. [1] [13] It received a broadcasting allocation of $41,457 for the 2020 election. [14]

The party was to hold its launch at Marsden Cross in Rangihoua Bay (site of the first Christian service in New Zealand, in 1814) on 27 June 2020. [15] [16] It said that it would run 20 candidates in both general and Māori electorates. [17]

The party reached an arrangement with Vision NZ, another Christian-based party. One Party did not stand a candidate in the Waiariki electorate, where Vision's leader Hannah Tamaki ran. In return, Vision NZ promised to not stand a candidate in Te Tai Tokerau. The One Party was approached about joining an alliance of parties that included the New Zealand Public Party, led by Billy Te Kahika, who is also a Christian. However, Harawira has said that their respective parties' kaupapa do not align. [18] The One Party encouraged supporters in electorates where it was not running a candidate to abstain from the electorate vote. [18]

At the election, held on 17 October, the One Party received 8,121 party votes (0.3%) and did not win any electorate seats. This result was not enough to enter Parliament under New Zealand's Mixed Member Proportional electoral system. [19]

A 2020 election hoarding for the One Party, with the slogan "Party Vote Kingdom" ONE Party Billboard.jpg
A 2020 election hoarding for the One Party, with the slogan "Party Vote Kingdom"

2021 leadership change

The party announced the leadership change on 18 October 2021, when founding leaders Stephanie Harawira and Edward Shanly stood down and were replaced with a tripartite leadership, using a leader's ranking of first, second and third. [20] As of June 2023, the party is led by three people: Ian Johnson, Allan Cawood and Kariana Black. [3]

2022 by-election

For the 2022 Hamilton West by-election, the One Party announced that it joined with the New Conservative Party to stand a single candidate: Rudi du Plooy, a New Conservative Party member. [21] Du Plooy came seventh with 118 votes. [22]

2023 election

In July 2023 the party filed an application to change their name and logo to NewZeal. [7]

Across seven polls conducted for 1 News between July 2022 and July 2023, the ONE Party registered between 0% and 0.5% support. [23]

Election results

House of Representatives

ElectionCandidates nominatedSeats wonVotesVote share %PositionMPs in
parliament
ElectorateList
2020 283908,1210.311
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  2. 1 2 Braae, Alex (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". Politics. The Spinoff. Retrieved 10 October 2020. One Party is adamant that New Zealand is a Christian nation, and should be run as such.
  3. 1 2 "Our Leaders" . Retrieved 27 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  5. ↑ "Euthanasia – One Party" . Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "ONE PARTY LIMITED (7716016) Registered". app.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. 1 2 "OApplication to change party name and logo". elections.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Braae, Alex (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". The Spinoff. The Spinoff. Retrieved 24 January 2021. The party's structure reflects the belief that God should be above politicians. The political wing would provide MPs to parliament if they get elected. But on policy and legislative questions, they would be held to account by an Apostolic Council of religious leaders from various faiths and cultural backgrounds.
  9. ↑ Braae, Alex (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". The Spinoff. The Spinoff. Retrieved 24 January 2021. In a cultural sense, the party leans towards the more pentecostal and evangelical end of the spectrum. There's also a strong flavour of charismatic Christianity, with an emphasis on powerful oratory and a belief in the miraculous.
  10. ↑ Braae, Alex (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". The Spinoff. The Spinoff. Retrieved 24 January 2021. 'We didn't come together as Baptists, as Anglicans or Methodists. We came together just as people, who love the Lord.'
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