222:, but there was debate as to the exact nature of the party. Some saw the New Liberals as being complementary to (and possibly even a part of) the Liberal Party, spurring it forward but not directly challenging it. Others saw the New Liberals as a completely independent group that would stand against and eventually supplant the original Liberals. As a result of this disagreement, the New Liberals never developed a party organisation outside Parliament, and did not institute block voting - the party consisted of little more than regular
156:
229:
The New
Liberals suffered considerable damage from the so-called "voucher incident", in which Francis Fisher alleged that Richard Seddon's son had been received payment from a government department for work he had not done. The allegations were disproven, and the New Liberals suffered a considerable
233:
As the election approached, the New
Liberal Party comprised only Bedford, Fisher, and Taylor. The party, which now considered itself fully separate from the Liberals, contested a number of seats, including those held by Liberal MPs. Of the party's three MPs, two were defeated — Fisher was the
230:
public backlash. As Fisher had not consulted his colleagues before making the accusation, it also strained relations between party members. William Barber and
Alexander Hogg sought rapprochement with Seddon, and others also appeared to distance themselves.
371:
203:, a radical independent with a reputation as a firebrand, became the New Liberal Party's leader. Some Liberal dissidents, however, refused to be involved in the new party - the most notable being
364:
1012:
848:
357:
1022:
1032:
1017:
487:
191:, all dissident Liberal MPs, associated themselves with the party, and two independents who had formerly been aligned with the loose opposition block,
388:
380:
107:
803:
708:
517:
447:
976:
981:
678:
417:
916:
886:
703:
602:
467:
200:
472:
986:
936:
906:
738:
733:
607:
597:
858:
818:
788:
951:
748:
617:
442:
235:
219:
215:. Many critics of Seddon believed that the New Liberals risked splitting the liberal vote and allowing a conservative government.
901:
778:
773:
768:
763:
627:
562:
527:
753:
477:
332:
310:
284:
258:
926:
783:
688:
683:
577:
497:
457:
941:
743:
632:
592:
657:
522:
69:
931:
921:
881:
866:
718:
693:
184:
144:
956:
891:
798:
723:
698:
542:
407:
188:
164:
758:
612:
582:
427:
132:
62:
1027:
876:
512:
239:
136:
112:
587:
991:
843:
673:
102:
871:
552:
833:
637:
622:
572:
567:
159:
The "Voucher incident" caused a split in New
Liberal Party as moderates distanced themselves from Fisher
135:. It was formed at a meeting in the Christchurch suburb of Papanui in June 1905 by two Liberal-aligned
238:, the New Liberal Party was defunct, and Fisher was re-elected as an independent. He later joined the
92:
155:
823:
462:
412:
961:
946:
896:
713:
647:
502:
452:
437:
87:
838:
813:
75:
911:
482:
172:
349:
808:
176:
532:
432:
397:
204:
196:
180:
168:
140:
1006:
793:
652:
557:
547:
507:
422:
208:
79:
966:
537:
212:
139:
who sought a more "progressive" policy than that followed by the
Liberal leader,
853:
642:
402:
192:
128:
728:
971:
492:
223:
335:. Thames Star,2 Volume XLII, Issue 10682. 10 August 1905. p. 2
154:
353:
218:
The New
Liberal Party announced an intention to contest the
666:
387:
86:
68:
58:
40:
32:
23:
313:. The Star , Issue 8335. 6 June 1905. p. 2
171:, but attracted a number of other MPs as well.
365:
242:, established in opposition to the Liberals.
8:
372:
358:
350:
20:
234:only one to remain in Parliament. By the
1013:Defunct political parties in New Zealand
381:Defunct political parties of New Zealand
291:. No. 8335. 6 June 1905. p. 2
265:. No. 8334. 5 June 1905. p. 3
250:
163:The New Liberal Party was launched by
1023:Political parties established in 1905
667:Unregistered and pre-1996 era parties
391:era registered parties (1996āpresent)
131:was a splinter group of the original
7:
977:Workers' Party of New Zealand (1991)
739:Independent Political Labour League
1033:1905 establishments in New Zealand
849:No Commercial Airport at Whenuapai
18:Political party in New Zealand
14:
1018:Defunct liberal political parties
749:Kiwis Against Further Immigration
26:New Liberal Party of New Zealand
488:Family Rights Protection Party
1:
734:Imperial British Conservative
658:Workers Party of New Zealand
46:; 116 years ago
333:"The Fisher Incident again"
1049:
709:Democratic Progress Party
628:Superannuitants and Youth
613:Residents Action Movement
583:New Zealand Pacific Party
143:, and was similar to the
98:
744:Join Australia Movement
285:"Tuesday, June 6, 1905"
259:"The New Liberal Party"
103:Politics of New Zealand
88:Political position
468:Direct Democracy Party
160:
513:Independent Coalition
158:
543:McGillicuddy Serious
679:Christian Democrats
458:Conservative (1996)
443:Christian Coalition
428:Asia Pacific United
897:Reform New Zealand
804:National Socialist
784:Liberal Federation
603:Progressive Greens
578:Outdoor Recreation
453:The Civilian Party
448:Christian Heritage
161:
1000:
999:
992:Young New Zealand
859:People's Movement
839:New Zealand Party
829:New Liberal Party
704:Democratic Labour
674:Aotearoa NZ Youth
408:Advance NZ (1995)
125:New Liberal Party
121:
120:
108:Political parties
76:Social liberalism
1040:
987:World Socialists
932:Socialists (iii)
917:Social Democrats
912:Social Credit-NZ
498:Freedom Movement
483:The Family Party
374:
367:
360:
351:
345:
344:
342:
340:
329:
323:
322:
320:
318:
307:
301:
300:
298:
296:
281:
275:
274:
272:
270:
255:
173:George Laurenson
82:
54:
52:
47:
21:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1037:
1028:Radical parties
1003:
1002:
1001:
996:
937:Socialist Unity
927:Socialists (ii)
834:New World Order
684:Communist Party
662:
608:Republican (ii)
588:People's Choice
518:Integrity Party
473:Ethnic Minority
383:
378:
348:
338:
336:
331:
330:
326:
316:
314:
309:
308:
304:
294:
292:
283:
282:
278:
268:
266:
257:
256:
252:
248:
199:, also joined.
177:Frederick Baume
153:
117:
78:
74:
59:Split from
50:
48:
45:
28:
27:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1046:
1044:
1036:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1005:
1004:
998:
997:
995:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
922:Socialists (i)
919:
914:
909:
907:Republican (i)
904:
902:Representative
899:
894:
889:
887:Real Democracy
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
861:
856:
851:
846:
844:Nga Iwi Morehu
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
789:Liberal Reform
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
670:
668:
664:
663:
661:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
593:People's Party
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
503:Future NZ (ii)
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
420:
415:
413:Advance (2020)
410:
405:
400:
398:1Law4All Party
394:
392:
385:
384:
379:
377:
376:
369:
362:
354:
347:
346:
324:
302:
276:
249:
247:
244:
236:1908 elections
220:1905 elections
197:Alfred Harding
189:William Barber
185:William Tanner
181:Alexander Hogg
169:Francis Fisher
152:
149:
141:Richard Seddon
119:
118:
116:
115:
110:
105:
99:
96:
95:
90:
84:
83:
72:
66:
65:
60:
56:
55:
42:
38:
37:
34:
30:
29:
25:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1045:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1008:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
952:United Labour
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:
885:
883:
882:Radical Party
880:
878:
875:
873:
872:Piri Wiri Tua
870:
868:
865:
862:
860:
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:
794:Mana Motuhake
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
769:Liberal (iii)
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
754:Labour (1910)
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
724:Future NZ (i)
722:
720:
719:Freedom Party
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
671:
669:
665:
659:
656:
654:
653:United Future
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
618:Social Credit
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
558:Mauri Pacific
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
528:Internet Mana
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
508:Green Society
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
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:
423:Animals First
421:
419:
416:
414:
411:
409:
406:
404:
401:
399:
396:
395:
393:
390:
386:
382:
375:
370:
368:
363:
361:
356:
355:
352:
334:
328:
325:
312:
311:"A New Party"
306:
303:
290:
286:
280:
277:
264:
260:
254:
251:
245:
243:
241:
237:
231:
227:
225:
221:
216:
214:
210:
209:George Fowlds
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
165:Harry Bedford
157:
150:
148:
146:
145:Radical Party
142:
138:
134:
133:Liberal Party
130:
126:
114:
111:
109:
106:
104:
101:
100:
97:
94:
91:
89:
85:
81:
80:Progressivism
77:
73:
71:
67:
64:
63:Liberal Party
61:
57:
43:
39:
35:
31:
22:
16:
967:Values Party
828:
774:Liberal (iv)
764:Liberal (ii)
714:Equal Values
689:Co-operative
623:South Island
538:Libertarianz
438:Bill and Ben
337:. Retrieved
327:
315:. Retrieved
305:
293:. Retrieved
288:
279:
267:. Retrieved
262:
253:
240:Reform Party
232:
228:
217:
213:Robert McNab
201:Tommy Taylor
162:
137:independents
124:
122:
15:
962:United (ii)
942:Sovereignty
814:New Citizen
799:Mana Wahine
779:Liberal (v)
759:Liberal (i)
643:Te Tawharau
633:Sustainable
598:Progressive
563:Natural Law
205:John Millar
193:Ewen Alison
129:New Zealand
93:Centre-left
1007:Categories
957:United (i)
553:Mana MÄori
478:Expatriate
246:References
226:meetings.
151:Background
972:WIN Party
809:NewLabour
648:United NZ
638:TEA Party
339:13 August
317:13 August
295:29 August
269:29 August
147:in 1896.
113:Elections
41:Dissolved
699:Democrat
523:Internet
493:Focus NZ
433:Ban 1080
418:Alliance
289:The Star
263:The Star
70:Ideology
982:Women's
863:Phoenix
694:Country
463:Destiny
49: (
33:Founded
947:Thrive
892:Reform
877:Public
867:Pirate
573:One NZ
224:caucus
211:, and
187:, and
854:OurNZ
403:99 MP
729:Hapu
548:Mana
533:Kiwi
341:2011
319:2011
297:2011
271:2011
195:and
167:and
123:The
51:1908
44:1908
36:1905
568:NMP
389:MMP
127:of
1009::
287:.
261:.
207:,
183:,
179:,
175:,
373:e
366:t
359:v
343:.
321:.
299:.
273:.
53:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
