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This article discusses the party which originated in 1927 from a faction of the Liberal Party. Do not confuse with United New Zealand, a political party founded in 1995 - the two have no connection. United New Zealand logo This article is about the party founded in 1995. ...
The United Party of New Zealand, a party formed out of the remnants of the Liberal Party, formed a government between 1928 and 1935, and in 1936 merged with the Reform Party to establish the National Party. This article is about the original New Zealand Liberal Party. ...
1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Reform Party was New Zealands second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party. ...
Current National Party logo The New Zealand National Party currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the Opposition. ...
Foundation In the 1920s the Liberal Party, although previously dominant in New Zealand party politics, seemed in serious long-term decline, and its organisation had decayed to the point of collapse. The United Party represented an unexpected resurgence of the Liberals, and some historians consider it nothing more than the Liberal Party under a new name.
The United Party emerged from a faction of the decaying Liberal Party known as "the National Party" (not directly related to the modern National Party, although it may have inspired the name). George Forbes, a Liberal Party leader, led the faction. In 1927 Forbes joined with Bill Veitch (who led another faction of the Liberals, but who had once been involved with the labour movement) and with Albert Davy (a well-known and highly successful organiser for the Reform Party, the traditional opponent of the Liberals). They hoped that the United Party would draw support not only from former Liberals, but from moderates on either the right or left of the Liberals. George William Forbes (12 March 1869 - 17 May 1947) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935. ...
William Andrew (Bill) Veitch (25 May 1870 - 1 January 1961) was a New Zealand politician. ...
Albert Ernest Davy (17 August 1886 - 13 June 1959) was a New Zealand political organiser and campaign manager, and at the height of his career, was regarded as the best in the country. ...
The Reform Party was New Zealands second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party. ...
The new organisation adopted the name "the United Party". This reflected in shortened form the name of the "United New Zealand Political Organisation", which Davy had used after he had left Reform. Forbes and Veitch both contested the leadership, but eventually, Joseph Ward won the position. Although Ward, a former Liberal Prime Minister in 1906 - 1912, did not enjoy the best of health, Davy backed him as a compromise candidate. This article is about the New Zealand prime minister. ...
The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealands head of government and is the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand. ...
Success In the 1928 elections, the new United Party performed surprisingly well, winning twenty-seven seats. The Reform Party also had twenty-seven seats, the Labour Party had nineteen, the Country Party had one, and independents held six. The United Party formed a government with the backing of the Labour Party, and Ward became Prime Minister again. The New Zealand general election of 1925 was held November 14 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 23rd session of the New Zealand Parliament. ...
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ...
The Country Party of New Zealand was a political party which based itself around rural voters. ...
The United Party administration did not run particularly smoothly, however. Ward's ill health persisted, and by the time he finally resigned in 1930, George Forbes had effectively run the party for some time. Forbes became Prime Minister after Ward's departure, but faced serious economic problems, including the onset of depression. Forbes did not project an image of activity or leadership — William Downie Stewart, finance spokesman for Reform, privately described Forbes as "apathetic and fatalistic", and suggested that although he had "a rotten job", Forbes was really simply marking time. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
In economics, a depression is a term commonly used for a sustained downturn in the economy. ...
Leadership can refer both to the process of leading, and to those entities that do the leading. ...
Coalition In 1931 the United government passed a number of economic measures which appeared unfavourable to workers, and the Labour Party withdrew its support. The United Party continued in office with reluctant support from the Reform Party, which feared that a collapse of government (and thus a general election) would see large gains for Labour. Later the same year, formal coalition talks took place between United, Reform, and Labour, with a "unity government" proposed to counter the depression. Labour eventually walked out of the talks, but Reform leader Gordon Coates (pressed by Downie Stewart) eventually agreed to form a coalition. Forbes, backed by dissident members of Reform, managed to win the leadership of the coalition government, but Downie Stewart of Reform became the Minister of Finance. 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
This article is about the New Zealand prime minister. ...
The Minister of Finance is a senior figure within the government of New Zealand. ...
In the 1931 elections, the coalition worked in close co-operation, and won fifty-one out of the eighty seats. United and Reform between them had held a few more seats before, but their combined tally exceeded what many had anticipated in light of the economic conditions. The government did not exhibit great stability, however — particularly strong tensions arose between Coates and Downie Stewart, who clashed over the best response to the country's economic problems. Coates eventually won, and Stewart resigned. Coates, as the new Minister of Finance, became increasingly powerful, and the weary Forbes did not strongly oppose Coates's influence; while Forbes remained Prime Minister, Coates effectively led the government. The economic situation persisted. The 1931 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 24th term. ...
In the 1935 elections, the coalition of United and Reform once again worked together. Anger at the country's ongoing economic problems remained high, however, and many saw Forbes and Coates as jointly responsible for the situation. In addition, Albert Davy had founded a new "anti-socialist" party, the Democrats, which took votes away form the coalition. Forbes, still the nominal leader of the coalition, appeared tired and apathetic. These factors all added up to a decisive defeat of the coalition by the Labour Party, and the appointment of Michael Joseph Savage as New Zealand's first Labour Prime Minister. The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 25th term. ...
This article is about the pro-business party founded in 1934. ...
Michael Joseph Savage (March 23, 1872 - March 27, 1940) was a New Zealand politician and the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand. ...
Merger United and Reform, still in coalition and now holding only nineteen seats, went into opposition. In 1936 they decided to make the coalition permanent, and to merge United and Reform into a single party. The new organisation took the name of "the National Party", and - along with Labour - became one of New Zealand's two dominant political parties in the second half of the 20th century. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Current National Party logo The New Zealand National Party currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the Opposition. ...
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