World Socialist Party (New Zealand)

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)
LeaderNone (membership conference)
First SecretaryRolfe R. Everson[1]
Founded1930; 94 years ago (1930)
HeadquartersPO Box 1929, Auckland 1140, New Zealand
NewspaperSocialist Review (1934)
Socialist Comment (1944–1948)[2][3]
Socialist Viewpoint (1971–1982)[4]
IdeologyClassical Marxism
Socialism
Impossibilism
International affiliationWorld Socialist Movement
Colors  Red
Website
worldsocialism.org/nz

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

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The WSPNZ ran Radio Imagine 88.3 FM out of Manurewa, Auckland, starting as early as 2001.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Peter E. Newell (November 2004). "Marxian Socialism in New Zealand". Socialist Standard. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ OCLC 317693279
  3. ^ a b "New Zealand – Place – Reason in Revolt". Reason in Revolt. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ OCLC 173348409
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "World Socialist Party (New Zealand)". Archived from the original on 30 April 2001. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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