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Encyclopedia > Democratic Labour Party (New Zealand)

The Democratic Labour Party was a political party in New Zealand. It was a splinter from the larger Labour Party, and was led by the prominent socialist John A. Lee. Current Labour Party logo The New Zealand Labour Party formed as a political party in 1916, bringing together socialist groups advocating proportional representation and the Recall of Members of Parliament, as well as the nationalisation of production and of exchange. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ...


The Democratic Labour Party had its origins in the internal disputes which occurred during the first Labour Party government, which lasted from 1935 to 1949. The division was primarily between moderates, such as Michael Joseph Savage, Peter Fraser, and Walter Nash, and radicals, such as Lee. Lee and his allies criticised the "cautious" approach taken by the party's leadership, and advocated a considerably stronger policy line. Lee's views were a mixture of conventional socialist theory and the social credit theory of monetary reform. He was also strongly critical of the Labour Party's internal structures, calling its leadership unaccountable and autocratic. 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Michael Joseph Savage (March 23, 1872 - March 27, 1940) was a New Zealand politician and the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand. ... Peter Fraser (1884 - 1950) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. ... Walter Nash (12 February 1882 - 4 June 1968) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1957 to 1960, and was also highly influential in his role as Minister of Finance. ... For information on mainstream political parties using the term Socialist, see Social democracy and Democratic socialism,For the governments of the USSR, the PRC, and others, see: Communist state, Other variants of Socialism include Marxism, Communism, and Libertarian Socialism. ... Social Credit is an economic theory and a social movement which started in the early 1920s. ... Monetary reform is accounting reform that reaches more deeply into banking central bank, money supply and monetary policy. ... Accountability has several meanings and is the subject of a broad debate in American governance. ... Autocracy is a form of government where unlimited power is held by a single individual. ...


In 1940, after a long period of rebellion against the Labour Party leadership, Lee was finally expelled from the party. He quickly moved to establish a new party, named the Democratic Labour Party. One other MP, Bill Barnard, joined him, and at least one other, Rex Mason, gave serious consideration to joining. Before long, however, internal tensions developed in the new party, with Lee being accused of behaving in an egotistical and autocratic manner — this was ironic, considering his criticism of the old Labour Party leadership on the same grounds. In the 1943 elections, Barnard chose to stand for re-election as an independent rather than a DLP candidate, and Lee himself was defeated. The Democratic Labour Party received only 4.3% of the total vote, and ceased to exist not long afterwards. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Selfishness is a primary or sole concern with ones own welfare. ... The 1943 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 27th term. ...

 

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