Family Party

Family Party

Infobox New Zealand Political Party
name_english = The Family Party
name_maori =
party_
party_wikicolourid = NZFP
leader = Richard Lewis
president = Elias Kanaris
deputy = Paul Adams
mps = None
foundation = 2007
ideology = Christian-based social conservatism
international =
colours = Orange, White, Black
headquarters =
website = [http://www.thefamilyparty.org.nz/ thefamilyparty.org.nz]

The Family Party is a political party in New Zealand. It describes itself as a Christian party. [http://www.thefamilyparty.org.nz/ Family Party provisional website] ]

The Family Party was established by members of the disbanding Destiny New Zealand (the political party backed by the Destiny Church) and by Paul Adams, a former United Future MP and pastor within the Pentecostal City Impact Church, run by New Zealand televangelist Peter Mortlock. It was initially intended that they would join forces with Gordon Copeland, another former United Future MP now sitting as an independent, but talks fell through, and Copeland and another former United Future List MP, Larry Baldock established The Kiwi Party [ [http://www.kiwiparty.org.nz] ] [ [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10470379 Another Christian political party announced] - "New Zealand Herald", 16 October 2007] There was speculation that Taito Phillip Field might also be involved, but he has formed another political party to target evangelical Christian Pacific Island immigrants in South Auckland, known as the New Zealand Pacific Party. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10470379 Another Christian political party announced] - "New Zealand Herald", 16 October 2007] The Family Party was announced in October 2007, and received official registration on 17 December. [cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/news/ec-media-family-act-171207.html |author=Elections New Zealand |title=The Family Party registered, logo declined, The Act Party abbreviation registered |date=2007-12-17]

The party describes its support base as "pro-family, traditional Christian" [http://www.thefamilyparty.org.nz/ Family Party provisional website] ] voters, and says that it will target Maori and Pacific Islander voters in South Auckland. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10470379 Another Christian political party announced] - "New Zealand Herald", 16 October 2007] [http://www.thefamilyparty.org.nz/ Family Party provisional website] ]

Richard Lewis, former leader of Destiny New Zealand, is the Family Party's leader, while Adams is deputy leader. [http://www.thefamilyparty.org.nz/ Family Party provisional website] ] The party president is Elias Kanaris [ [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00068.htm Family Party announces new Party President] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.thefamilyparty.org.nz/ Family Party website]


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