ONE Party

The One Party (stylised as ONE Party) is a Christian fundamentalist political party in New Zealand, led by Edward Shanly and by Stephanie Harawira, an activist opposing synthetic drugs. The party states that New Zealand is a "Christian nation", and should be run as such.[2] It opposes abortion[3] and euthanasia.[4] Harawira incorporated One Party Limited as a New Zealand limited company in September 2019.[5]

ONE Party
General SecretaryOlivia Mackenzie[1]
Co-leadersEdward Shanly and Stephanie Harawira
FoundedSeptember 2019
IdeologyChristian fundamentalism
Social conservatism
Colours  Yellow and Black
SloganVote Kingdom
MPs in the House of Representatives
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Website
https://oneparty.net/

Ideology and structure

The ONE Party believes that God should be above politicians, and envisages its MPs entering Parliament if elected but answerable to an Apostolic Council of religious leaders from various faiths and cultural backgrounds.[6] The party generally leans towards the pentecostal and evangelical wing of Christianity,[7] though Hawawira says: "We didn't come together as Baptists, as Anglicans or Methodists. We came together just as people, who love the Lord."[8] Prophecy is important to the party; candidates have spoken of being given a sign or message that it is their destiny to become politicians,[9] and Harawira states that God has spoken directly to her.[10]

2020 election

The One Party became registered on 9 July 2020.[1][11] It received a broadcasting allocation of $41,457 for the 2020 election.[12]

The party was to hold its launch at Marsden Cross in Rangihoua Bay (site of the first Christian service in New Zealand, in 1814) on 27 June 2020.[13][14] It said that it would run 20 candidates in both general and Māori electorates.[15]

The party reached an arrangement with Vision NZ, another Christian-based party. One Party did not stand a candidate in the Waiariki electorate, where Vision's leader Hannah Tamaki ran. In return, Vision NZ promised to not stand a candidate in Te Tai Tokerau. The One Party was approached about joining an alliance of parties that included the New Zealand Public Party, led by Billy Te Kahika, who is also a Christian. However, Harawira has said that their respective parties' kaupapa do not align.[16] The One Party encouraged supporters in electorates where it was not running a candidate to abstain from the electorate vote.[16]

On October 17, 2020, the One Party won no electorate seats and received 8,121 party votes (0.3%), which was not enough to enter Parliament under New Zealand's Mixed Member Proportional electoral system.[17]

A 2020 election hoarding for the One Party, with the slogan "Party Vote Kingdom"

Election results

House of Representatives
Election Candidates nominated Seats won Votes Vote share % Position MPs in
parliament
Electorate List
2020 TBD 39 0 8,121 0.3 11
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See also

References
  1. "Application to Register Political Party and Logo". Electoral Commission. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. Braae, Alex (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". Politics. The Spinoff. Retrieved 10 October 2020. One Party is adamant that New Zealand is a Christian nation, and should be run as such.
  3. "Abortion – One Party". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Euthanasia – One Party". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "ONE PARTY LIMITED (7716016) Registered". app.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. Braae, Alex (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". The Spinoff. The Spinoff. Retrieved 24 January 2021. The party's structure reflects the belief that God should be above politicians. The political wing would provide MPs to parliament if they get elected. But on policy and legislative questions, they would be held to account by an Apostolic Council of religious leaders from various faiths and cultural backgrounds.
  7. Braae, Alex (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". The Spinoff. The Spinoff. Retrieved 24 January 2021. In a cultural sense, the party leans towards the more pentecostal and evangelical end of the spectrum. There’s also a strong flavour of charismatic Christianity, with an emphasis on powerful oratory and a belief in the miraculous.
  8. Braae, Alex (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". The Spinoff. The Spinoff. Retrieved 24 January 2021. 'We didn't come together as Baptists, as Anglicans or Methodists. We came together just as people, who love the Lord.'
  9. Braae, Alex (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". The Spinoff. The Spinoff. Retrieved 24 January 2021. The concept of prophecy is deeply important to the politics of those running for the One Party. Candidates don’t speak of deciding to become politicians – they say they are given some sort of sign or message that it is their destiny.
  10. Braae, Alex (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". The Spinoff. The Spinoff. Retrieved 24 January 2021. 'And the lord said to me, get your name off it! There will be only one name, and it is the name this government dislikes. And you will go through this nation and lift up one name – Ihu Karaiti, Jesus Christ. [...]'
  11. "Registration of ONE Party and logo". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  12. "2020 Broadcasting Allocation Decision Released". Electoral Commission. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. "Northland news in brief: Christian party launch". The Northern Advocate. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  14. "One Party". Facebook. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  15. "New political party combines Te Tiriti and the Bible into One". Te Ao - Māori News. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  16. Alex Brae (18 August 2020). "A revelation in Marton: The Spinoff meets New Zealand's newest Christian party". The Spinoff. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  17. "2020 General Election and Referendums - Official Result". Electoral Commission.
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