The World Socialist Party of New Zealand (WSPNZ) is a revolutionary socialist and anti-Leninist political party in New Zealand founded in 1930 as the Socialist Party of New Zealand (SPNZ).
World Socialist Party (New Zealand) | |
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Leader | None (membership conference) |
First Secretary | Rolfe R. Everson[1] |
Founded | 1930 |
Headquarters | PO Box 1929, Auckland 1140, New Zealand |
Newspaper | Socialist Review (1934) Socialist Comment (1944–1948)[2][3] Socialist Viewpoint (1971–1982)[4] |
Ideology | Classical Marxism Socialism Impossibilism |
International affiliation | World Socialist Movement |
Colors | Red |
Website | |
worldsocialism | |
The WSPNZ is affiliated with the Socialist Party of Great Britain (SPGB) and the World Socialist Movement (WSM).
In the 1940s, the party co-operated on Socialist Comment.[3] In 1971, the party contested its first parliamentary election and in 1975 put up seven candidates.[1]
The WSPNZ last ran a candidate in the 1996 election, gaining a total of 27 votes.[5]
Radio
editThe WSPNZ ran Radio Imagine 88.3 FM out of Manurewa, Auckland, starting as early as 2001.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Peter E. Newell (November 2004). "Marxian Socialism in New Zealand". Socialist Standard. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ OCLC 317693279
- ^ a b "New Zealand - Place - Reason in Revolt". Reason in Revolt. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ OCLC 173348409
- ^ "1996 New Zealand General Election Official Results: Summary of Party List and Electorate Candidate Seats" (PDF). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1997. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "World Socialist Party (New Zealand)". Archived from the original on 30 April 2001. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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