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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of political parties and party logos - Registration of political parties

62: Register of Political Parties

You could also call this:

"List of approved political parties in New Zealand"

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The Electoral Commission keeps a list of political parties that are registered under this Act, and this list is called the Register of Political Parties. You can find the names of registered political parties in this Register. If a political party is eligible, it can be added to the Register for the purposes of this Act, but it must follow the rules in this Part.

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Part 4Registration of political parties and party logos
Registration of political parties

62Register of Political Parties

  1. Subject to this Part, an eligible political party may be registered for the purposes of this Act.

  2. The Electoral Commission shall establish and maintain a Register, to be known as the Register of Political Parties, containing a list of the political parties registered under this Part.