169:
opponents. Rather than assisting the party, however, the increased media coverage appeared to damage its chances, with many people expressing worry about the more extreme elements of the party. The
Coalition claimed that the media coverage about it was biased, saying that the news media set out to "falsely" portray them as extremist. Opponents of the Coalition, however, said that the intense media scrutiny penetrated an artificial layer of reasonableness that the Coalition had adopted, revealing the party's allegedly true character. Whatever the case, the party's polling dropped below the five percent threshold once again.
109:
160:
In terms of policy, the
Coalition generally pursued goals located somewhere between those of the Christian Democrats and Christian Heritage. At times, there appeared to be dispute between the two groups, with the Christian Democrats pursuing a more moderate path and Christian Heritage insisting upon
176:
In May 1997, the
Christian Coalition disbanded, with the Christian Democrats and Christian Heritage going their own separate ways. The Christian Democrats later "secularised" themselves, removing the explicitly religious nature of their party while keeping the same policy outlook. The resultant
168:
Despite the internal differences within the party, however, the
Coalition steadily rose in the polls. As the election drew closer, some polls showed the Coalition passing the critical five percent threshold. As the result, the party came under intense media scrutiny and was criticized by its
172:
In the election itself, the
Christian Coalition gained 4.33% of the vote, ranking sixth. It would have needed around 13,000 more votes to enter parliament. None of the Coalition's thirty-seven electoral constituency candidates were successful.
149:(MMP) voting system. Under MMP, it would not be necessary for the party to win any electorate seats – it merely needed to gain more than five percent of the national vote. The party was led by the Christian Democrat's leader
35:
310:
356:
218:
also tried to form a second "Christian
Coalition" in 2004, but were unsuccessful. In October 2006, CHNZ Leader Ewen McQueen announced the closure of CHNZ after ex-CHNZ leader
138:, New Zealand's two theologically conservative Christian parties. The Christian Coalition did not meet with the success that it hoped for, and was eventually dissolved.
349:
1031:
1046:
1021:
848:
342:
1051:
1036:
321:
1026:
1041:
196:
Christian
Heritage remained an independent party, but did not meet with the same success that it did while part of the Coalition. At the
472:
161:
a hard line. There were also complaints from the
Christian Democrats that Christian Heritage was dominating the Coalition, and that
373:
365:
92:
981:
803:
698:
502:
432:
131:
986:
663:
402:
135:
921:
891:
693:
587:
452:
189:. Ironically, the latter split in 2007, with disgruntled fundamentalist ex-UFNZ members forming a more intransigent entity,
457:
991:
941:
911:
733:
728:
592:
582:
863:
818:
783:
260:
205:
201:
197:
142:
956:
743:
602:
290:
906:
773:
768:
763:
758:
612:
547:
512:
828:
748:
462:
165:(leader of Christian Heritage and Co-leader of the Coalition as a whole) was running the party "autocratically".
931:
778:
678:
673:
562:
482:
442:
211:
946:
738:
617:
577:
642:
507:
72:
936:
926:
886:
871:
708:
683:
961:
896:
793:
713:
688:
527:
392:
858:
753:
597:
567:
412:
186:
146:
881:
798:
572:
497:
97:
996:
843:
658:
150:
87:
45:
876:
537:
833:
622:
607:
557:
552:
334:
8:
823:
447:
397:
215:
77:
966:
951:
901:
703:
632:
487:
437:
422:
182:
178:
838:
813:
916:
668:
467:
227:
226:. Destiny New Zealand did not prove politically viable, nor did its successor, the
34:
808:
123:
517:
417:
382:
190:
1015:
788:
637:
542:
532:
492:
407:
219:
162:
154:
49:
971:
522:
120:
853:
627:
387:
127:
108:
723:
223:
976:
718:
477:
141:
The
Coalition was established for the purpose of contesting the
311:"Part I - Summary of Party List and Electorate Candidate Seats"
364:
320:, New Zealand Electoral Commission, 1997, archived from
208:, it polled 0.12 percent, its lowest ever poll rating.
303:
1013:
145:, which was the first to be held using the new
350:
1032:Christian political parties in New Zealand
357:
343:
33:
1047:Political parties disestablished in 1997
1022:Defunct political parties in New Zealand
366:Defunct political parties of New Zealand
130:. It was an alliance of the now-defunct
1014:
222:had been jailed on multiple counts of
1052:1997 disestablishments in New Zealand
1037:Political parties established in 1995
652:Unregistered and pre-1996 era parties
376:era registered parties (1996āpresent)
338:
982:Workers' Party of New Zealand (1991)
233:
1027:Defunct Christian political parties
734:Independent Political Labour League
13:
1042:1995 establishments in New Zealand
849:No Commercial Airport at Whenuapai
206:New Zealand general election, 2005
202:New Zealand general election, 2002
198:New Zealand general election, 1999
153:and the Christian Heritage leader
107:
18:Political party in New Zealand
14:
1063:
744:Kiwis Against Further Immigration
291:Christian politics in New Zealand
204:it polled 1.3%, finally in the
473:Family Rights Protection Party
212:Christian Heritage New Zealand
1:
729:Imperial British Conservative
296:
643:Workers Party of New Zealand
7:
284:
10:
1068:
200:it polled 2.4% and at the
699:Democratic Progress Party
651:
613:Superannuitants and Youth
598:Residents Action Movement
568:New Zealand Pacific Party
372:
187:United Future New Zealand
147:mixed member proportional
83:
71:
63:
55:
41:
32:
23:
132:Christian Heritage Party
739:Join Australia Movement
255:Government/opposition?
88:Politics of New Zealand
453:Direct Democracy Party
112:
498:Independent Coalition
111:
528:McGillicuddy Serious
185:to form the current
664:Christian Democrats
443:Conservative (1996)
428:Christian Coalition
413:Asia Pacific United
216:Destiny New Zealand
136:Christian Democrats
119:was an Evangelical
117:Christian Coalition
78:Christian democracy
26:Christian Coalition
902:Reform New Zealand
804:National Socialist
799:National Democrats
779:Liberal Federation
588:Progressive Greens
563:Outdoor Recreation
438:The Civilian Party
433:Christian Heritage
327:on 8 November 2023
278:Not in Parliament
181:, merged with the
179:Future New Zealand
113:
1005:
1004:
997:Young New Zealand
864:People's Movement
839:New Zealand Party
829:New Liberal Party
694:Democratic Labour
659:Aotearoa NZ Youth
393:Advance NZ (1995)
282:
281:
234:Electoral results
106:
105:
93:Political parties
1059:
992:World Socialists
937:Socialists (iii)
922:Social Democrats
917:Social Credit-NZ
483:Freedom Movement
468:The Family Party
359:
352:
345:
336:
335:
329:
328:
326:
318:Election Results
315:
307:
274:
244:# of party votes
238:
237:
230:of New Zealand.
37:
21:
20:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1056:
1012:
1011:
1006:
1001:
942:Socialist Unity
932:Socialists (ii)
834:New World Order
674:Communist Party
647:
593:Republican (ii)
573:People's Choice
503:Integrity Party
458:Ethnic Minority
368:
363:
333:
332:
324:
313:
309:
308:
304:
299:
287:
275:
272:
251:
247:% of party vote
236:
124:political party
102:
48:
28:
27:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1065:
1055:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1010:
1009:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
927:Socialists (i)
924:
919:
914:
912:Republican (i)
909:
907:Representative
904:
899:
894:
892:Real Democracy
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
844:Nga Iwi Morehu
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
784:Liberal Reform
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
655:
653:
649:
648:
646:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
578:People's Party
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
488:Future NZ (ii)
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
420:
415:
410:
405:
400:
398:Advance (2020)
395:
390:
385:
383:1Law4All Party
379:
377:
370:
369:
362:
361:
354:
347:
339:
331:
330:
301:
300:
298:
295:
294:
293:
286:
283:
280:
279:
276:
271:
269:
266:
263:
257:
256:
253:
248:
245:
242:
235:
232:
191:The Kiwi Party
104:
103:
101:
100:
95:
90:
84:
81:
80:
75:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
43:
39:
38:
30:
29:
25:
24:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1064:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1017:
1008:
1007:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
957:United Labour
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
887:Radical Party
885:
883:
880:
878:
877:Piri Wiri Tua
875:
873:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
859:Patriot Party
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
824:New Economics
822:
820:
819:New Democrats
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
789:Mana Motuhake
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
764:Liberal (iii)
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
749:Labour (1910)
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
714:Future NZ (i)
712:
710:
709:Freedom Party
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
656:
654:
650:
644:
641:
639:
638:United Future
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
603:Social Credit
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
543:Mauri Pacific
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
513:Internet Mana
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
493:Green Society
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
421:
419:
416:
414:
411:
409:
408:Animals First
406:
404:
401:
399:
396:
394:
391:
389:
386:
384:
381:
380:
378:
375:
371:
367:
360:
355:
353:
348:
346:
341:
340:
337:
323:
319:
312:
306:
302:
292:
289:
288:
277:
270:
267:
264:
262:
259:
258:
254:
249:
246:
243:
240:
239:
231:
229:
225:
221:
220:Graham Capill
217:
213:
209:
207:
203:
199:
194:
192:
188:
184:
180:
174:
170:
166:
164:
163:Graham Capill
158:
156:
155:Graham Capill
152:
148:
144:
143:1996 election
139:
137:
133:
129:
126:operating in
125:
122:
118:
110:
99:
96:
94:
91:
89:
86:
85:
82:
79:
76:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
51:
50:Graham Capill
47:
44:
40:
36:
31:
22:
16:
972:Values Party
769:Liberal (iv)
759:Liberal (ii)
704:Equal Values
679:Co-operative
608:South Island
523:Libertarianz
427:
423:Bill and Ben
322:the original
317:
305:
228:Family Party
210:
195:
183:United Party
175:
171:
167:
159:
140:
116:
114:
15:
967:United (ii)
947:Sovereignty
814:New Citizen
794:Mana Wahine
774:Liberal (v)
754:Liberal (i)
628:Te Tawharau
618:Sustainable
583:Progressive
548:Natural Law
128:New Zealand
1016:Categories
962:United (i)
538:Mana MÄori
463:Expatriate
297:References
250:# of seats
224:pedophilia
151:Graeme Lee
46:Graeme Lee
42:Co-leaders
977:WIN Party
809:NewLabour
719:GOdsownNZ
633:United NZ
623:TEA Party
121:Christian
98:Elections
64:Dissolved
689:Democrat
508:Internet
478:Focus NZ
418:Ban 1080
403:Alliance
285:See also
241:Election
134:and the
73:Ideology
67:May 1997
987:Women's
868:Phoenix
684:Country
669:Climate
448:Destiny
273:0 / 120
177:party,
56:Founded
952:Thrive
897:Reform
882:Public
872:Pirate
558:One NZ
265:89,716
854:OurNZ
388:99 MP
325:(PDF)
314:(PDF)
724:Hapu
533:Mana
518:Kiwi
268:4.33
261:1996
214:and
115:The
59:1995
553:NMP
374:MMP
252:won
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316:,
193:.
157:.
358:e
351:t
344:v
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