Socialist Party of Aotearoa
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Socialist Party of Aotearoa | |
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| Leader | Brendan Tuohy |
| Secretary | Warren Brewer [1][2] |
| Founder | G. H. Andersen |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Split from | Socialist Unity Party of New Zealand[3] |
| Preceded by | Socialist Unity Party, Communist Party of New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Lyttelton, Canterbury[4] |
| Newspaper | Red Flag |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism[5][6] |
| International affiliation | International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| Colours | Red |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 121
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| Local Government [7] | 0 / 1,626
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Socialist Party of Aotearoa was a minor political party in New Zealand. It was formed in 1990[1][8] through a split in the Socialist Unity Party, led by G. H. (Bill) Andersen.[3][9] The last known leader of the party was Brendan Tuohy.[1][2]
The party published a monthly newspaper called Red Flag.[10][11] It operates the Workers' Institute of Scientific Socialist Education (WISSE).[12][13]
The party is best known through the influence of its late founder Bill Andersen, a well-known trade unionist who served as president of the Auckland Trades Council, national secretary of the Socialist Unity Party, and president of the National Distribution Union.[9][14]
It did not stand any candidates at the 2014 election.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c Socialist Party of Aotearoa website. Socialist Party of Aotearoa. Retrieved 12 July 2013, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ^ a b Socialist Party of Aotearoa. (20 July 2005). Greetings from the Socialist Party of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Communist Party USA. Retrieved from [1]
- ^ a b Pacey, quoted in Locke, C. (2012, p. 239). Workers in the Margins: Union Radicals in Post-war New Zealand. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books.
- ^ Socialist Party of Aotearoa. Membership form. Retrieved 12 July 2013, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link).
- ^ Marxist-Leninist Collective. (March 1997). These Marxist Principles Cannot be Destroyed People's Voice. Retrieved from [2].
- ^ Socialist Party of Aotearoa. About. Retrieved on 12 July 2013, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link).
- ^ Paulin, J. (2008). Representation process: A desktop review. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved from [3]
- ^ Andersen, G. H. (1990). The 1990 general elections and beyond. Auckland: Socialist Party of Aotearoa.
- ^ a b Pickmere, A. (22 January 2005). Obituary: Bill Andersen. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved from [4].
- ^ Calder, P. (15 December 2001). The red flag keeps flying. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved from [5].
- ^ Red Flag. (October 2002). Subscribe to Red Flag. Red Flag., p. 12.
- ^ Loudon, T. (2 May 2009). Cuba’s Kiwi Fifth Column. New Zeal. Retrieved from [6].
- ^ WISSE. WISSE website. Retrieved on 12 July 2013, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link).
- ^ Verran, D. (2005). Gordon Harold (Bill) Andersen. Retrieved from
External links[edit]
- Socialist Party of Aotearoa (dead link)
- Workers' Institute of Scientific Socialist Education (dead link)
