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178: 654: 710: 666: 812:. Formation of the Family Party was announced in October 2007, and it was registered on 17 December, although its proposed logo was rejected because it used orange as the primary colour, a colour reserved for use exclusively by the Electoral Commission. 833:. According to the New Zealand Electoral Commission website, it polled a total of 8176 votes altogether, to poll a final total party vote of only 0.35%. This placed them behind the "joke" 1092: 1136: 35: 815:
The party described its support base as "pro-family, traditional Christian" voters, and said that it would target Maori and Pacific Islander voters in South Auckland.
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On 23 February 2010 the party applied to the Electoral Commission to cancel its registration. On 29 April 2010 the party was officially de-registered.
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MP then sitting as an independent, but talks fell through, and Copeland and another former United Future List MP,
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After the general election, nothing further was heard from the Family Party. It did not stand a candidate in the
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The Family Party did not gain electoral representation as a result of their contests in the
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might also be involved, but he formed another political party to target
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The Family Party was established by members of the disbanding
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Index


Leader
Richard Lewis
Paul Adams
Ideology
social conservatism
Familialism
Politics of New Zealand
Political parties
Elections
a series
Conservatism
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Agrarianism
Economic liberalism
Law and order
Limited government
Loyalism
Monarchism
Property rights
Protectionism
Rule of law
Tradition
Continuous Ministry
Historic conservatism in New Zealand
Whitaker
Atkinson
Russell
Massey
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