Parl.	Electorate	List Pos.	Party
46th	List	5	Greens
47th	List	4	Greens
48th	List	7 → 6	Greens

Nándor Steven Tánczos (born 1966), a member of the New Zealand Parliament since 1999, represents the Green Party as a list MP. He briefly lost his seat in the 2005 General Election, but ranked next on the party list and agreed to rejoin Parliament following the sudden death of Rod Donald just prior to the first sitting of Parliament. In 2006, he was an unsuccessful candidate for male co-leader of the Green Party, beaten by non-MP Russel Norman in a STV vote by delegates from electorates around the country at the 2006 AGM. Photo of Nandor Tanczos, a New Zealand politician. ... The 46th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... Current Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand logo Wikinews has news related to: Greens Party refines Buy Kiwi Made scheme The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ... The 47th New Zealand Parliament was the most recent term of the Parliament of New Zealand. ... Current Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand logo Wikinews has news related to: Greens Party refines Buy Kiwi Made scheme The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ... The 48th New Zealand Parliament will, when final results are confirmed and MPs are sworn in, be the next term of the Parliament of New Zealand. ... Current Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand logo Wikinews has news related to: Greens Party refines Buy Kiwi Made scheme The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ... The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... Current Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand logo Wikinews has news related to: Greens Party refines Buy Kiwi Made scheme The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ... Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems used in multiple-winner elections (e. ... Wikinews has news related to: Results of the 2005 New Zealand General Election The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. ... Rod David Donald (10 October 1957 - 6 November 2005), was a New Zealand politician who co-led the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand along with Jeanette Fitzsimons. ... Russel Norman (1967 - ) is a New Zealand politician. ... This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ...

Tánczos, one of the more "colourful" of New Zealand's politicians, attracts both strong criticism and enthusiastic support.

The New Zealand public knows Tánczos primarily as the voice advocating the liberalisation of the cannabis law in New Zealand, although he also actively campaigns against genetic engineering and in favour of restorative justice. He also has a reputation as New Zealand's first and only Rastafarian MP. His most significant legislative achievement, the Clean Slate Act, conceals non-violent criminal offences if the offender does not re-offend after 7 years. In addition to his political policies, Tánczos also supports open source software, and uses Mandrake Linux on his work lap-top. Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An iconic image of genetic engineering; this autoluminograph from 1986 of a glowing transgenic tobacco plant bearing the luciferase gene of the firefly, illustrating the possibilities of genetic engineering. ... Restorative justice is a theory of criminal justice that focuses on crime as an act against another individual or community rather than the state. ... Rasta hairstyle Rastafarianism is a religious movement that believes in the divinity of former emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. ... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ... Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux, and an acquisition of Conectiva and Lycoris) is a GNU/Linux distribution created by Mandriva, SA (formerly Mandrakesoft, SA). ...

Nándor Tánczos talking with a student at the University of Auckland

Opinions of Tánczos vary greatly. Political opponents have tended to categorize him as a dangerous radical, often citing his role as a spokesperson for the Wild Greens, a direct-action group that claimed responsibility for uprooting a trial crop of genetically-engineered potatoes in 1999. Some regard him as a comic icon, not as an earnest, sensible politician. His supporters, however, reject both images of Tánczos, instead presenting him as intelligent, lucid, and constructive. Younger voters generally find "Nandor" more popular than older voters do. Nandor Tanczos talking with a student at University of Auckland, 5th March 2004. ... Nandor Tanczos talking with a student at University of Auckland, 5th March 2004. ... The University of Auckland (Māori: Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau) is New Zealands largest research-based university. ... The term Radical (latin radix meaning root) has been used since the late 18th century as a label in political science for those favoring or trying to produce thoroughgoing or extreme political reforms which can include changes to the social order to a greater or lesser extent. ... Wild Greens are a youth movement of the Greens, usually associated with one of the Green Parties. ... Direct action is a form of political activism which seeks immediate remedy for perceived ills, as opposed to indirect actions such as electing representatives who promise to provide remedy at some later date. ...

Tánczos first gained election to Parliament in the 1999 elections, having held the fifth place on the Green Party's list. His previous involvement with politics had involved the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party and before that, the McGillicuddy Serious Party. In the 2002 elections, Tánczos occupied the fourth Green list place, and remained in Parliament. In the 1999, 2002 and 2005 elections, Tanczos also contested the Auckland Central electorate, winning 9.2%, 20.0% and 14.4% of the vote respectively. The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (sometimes known as the ALCP) is a small political party in New Zealand (Aotearoa). ... The McGillicuddy Serious Party (McGSP) functioned as a satirical political party in New Zealand. ... The 2002 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. ...

Tánczos's Hungarian-born father fled the Hungarian Communist regime in 1957; his South African-born mother has German ancestry. Tánczos completed a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree at the University of Waikato, and also has qualifications in permaculture and in sustainable land management. He co-founded Hempstore Aotearoa, a business that produces hemp-related products such as cosmetics and clothing. See also the history of Europe, the history of present-day nations and states, Hungary before the Magyars, and Hungary. ... The University of Waikato is located in Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, and was established in 1964. ... Permaculture Mandala summarising the ethics and principles of permaculture design. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... This is one of several related articles about cannabis. ...

Tánczos has had disputes with the New Zealand Police over his refusal to wear a bike safety-helmet. He now has an official exemption, giving him the legal right to ride without a helmet. Bicycle helmet A bicycle helmet is designed to provide head protection for cyclists. ...

A National Party campaign leaflet in 1999 portrayed Tánczos as condoning vandalism and drug use

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2005 Election

In April 2005 the Green Party announced their list for the 2005 elections. Tánczos ranked 7th, moving down 3 places from 2002. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2005 New Zealand general election will be a nation-wide election for the New Zealand Parliament, and is to be held on 17 September 2005. ...

As of election night (17 September) the Green Party polled 5.07% of the vote, qualifying them for 6 seats, which meant that Tánczos stood to lose his parliamentary seat. In both the 1999 and 2002 elections, the number of special votes for the Green party had sufficed to earn them an extra seat once the official count finished. The final total in 2005 (announced on 1 October) fell just short of the number required for a seventh seat, leaving Tánczos out of parliament. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... New Zealand special votes: votes by mail, overseas, etc. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

However, soon afterwards, in November 2005, the Green Party co-leader Rod Donald died suddenly. This allowed Tánczos to return to Parliament as the next candidate on the Green list. Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Al Jazeera bombing memo • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Black sites scandal • Conservative leadership race (UK) • Fuel prices • Irans nuclear program • Jilin chemical plant explosions • Kashmir earthquake • Malawi food crisis • Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal • New Delhi bombings investigation • Niger food crisis • North Indian cyclone... Rod David Donald (10 October 1957 - 6 November 2005), was a New Zealand politician who co-led the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand along with Jeanette Fitzsimons. ...

External links

• Green Party biography
• Nándor's website
• Tanczos agrees to be new Green MP. TVNZ, November 11, 2005.