Applications to register two Political Parties and Logos
The Electoral Commission is considering an application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following political party:
Party name: DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
Applicant: Jacob Knegtmans, Party Secretary
The Electoral Commission is also considering the DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE’s application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following political party logo:
The Electoral Commission is also considering an application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following political party:
Party name: Women’s Rights Party
Applicant: Jill Ovens, Party Secretary
The Electoral Commission is also considering the Women’s Rights Party’s application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following political party logo:
Registration of a logo is needed for it to appear on a voting paper.
Registration of a party may be refused if the name is indecent, offensive, excessively long, likely to cause confusion or mislead electors, contains any reference to a title or honour or similar form of identification.
Registration of a party logo may be refused if the logo is indecent, offensive, likely to cause confusion or mislead electors, or contains any reference to a title or honour or similar form of identification or infringes an intellectual property right.
Anyone who wishes to comment on the party names, party logos, or both may do so in writing to the Electoral Commission at:
- PO Box 3220, Wellington 6140
- enquiries@elections.govt.nz
The deadline for comments is 5pm, Tuesday 22 August 2023.
More information on the party registration and logo registration process is available here, or you can email enquiries@elections.govt.nz or phone 04 495 0030 9am–5pm Monday to Friday.