Alliance (New Zealand political party)
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Headquarters | PO Box 2505, South Dunedin, Dunedin 9044, New Zealand |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Red and Green |
| MPs in the House of Representatives | None |
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The Alliance was a left-wing political party in New Zealand. It was established at the end of 1991, and was formed by the linking of four smaller parties. The Alliance positioned itself as a progressive, democratic socialist alternative to the governing New Zealand Labour Party. It was influential throughout the 1990s but suffered a major setback after its founder and leader, Jim Anderton, left the party in 2002, taking with him several of its members of parliament (MPs). After the remaining MPs lost their seats in the 2002 election, some commentators predicted the demise of the party.
The Alliance stood candidates in the 2005 election but won less than 1% of the party vote. It contested Auckland City Council elections under the City Vision banner, in concert with the New Zealand Labour Party and Green Party. The Alliance ran 15 electorate candidates and a total of 30 candidates on the party list in the 2008 election, increasing its party vote marginally from 2005. It was deregistered (can no longer contest for the party vote) at its own request on 26 May 2015.
A democratic socialist party, the Alliance supported free education, free healthcare, full employment and the maintenance of the welfare state. Its policy platform emphasized women's rights, environmentalism, and Māori rights. It supported New Zealand's nuclear-free policy and opposed military interventionism, particularly during the war in Afghanistan. The Alliance supported proportional representation for elections.
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