Ban 1080 Party

Ban 1080 Party
Leader Bill Wallace and Mike Downard
Founder Bill Wallace
Ideology Opposes the use of 1080 poison
Website
ban1080.co.nz

The Ban 1080 Party is a registered political party in New Zealand. The party was founded by Bill Wallace and opposes the use of 1080 poison, which is widely used in New Zealand for controlling possums.[1][2][3] The party's co-leaders are Bill Wallace and Mike Downard.[4]

The party contested the 2014 election.[1] The party applied for registration with the New Zealand Electoral Commission in mid-2014 and was approved on 8 August.[5][6]

On 19 August 2014, the party announced its party list, with nine list and five electorate candidates.[4]

Electoral results

Election Candidates nominated Seats won Votes Vote share % Position[A] Ban 1080 Party in
government?
Electorate List
2014 5 9
0 / 121
 4,368 0.21% Not In Parliament

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ban 1080 party in push for election". Stuff. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  2. ↑ "1080 battle gets political - National - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  3. ↑ Mills, Laura. "1080 political party proposed | Greymouth Star". Greystar.co.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  4. 1 2 "Ban 1080 Candidates announced for 2014 General Election". Ban 1080 Party. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  5. ↑ "Application to Register Ban1080 Party". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  6. ↑ "Registration of Ban1080 and Logo". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-09.

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