Women's Rights Party

The Women's Rights Party is a political party founded in New Zealand in April 2023. The party's main ideology is trans-exclusionary feminism.[1] The party was founded by former Labour member Jill Ovens after a New Zealand event by anti-transgender activist Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull was protested.[1]

Women's Rights Party
SecretaryJill Ovens
FoundedApril 2023
IdeologyGender-critical feminism
Website
https://womensrightsparty.nz/

Founding

The party was founded by Jill Ovens and Dawn Trenberth.[1] Ovens is a former Alliance candidate and a former Labour Party member.[1]

The party was founded in direct support of a rally organised by British anti-transgender rights activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull in Auckland held in March 2023.[2] On 9 August 2023 the party applied for registration with the Electoral Commission.[3] Its registration was accepted on 28 August 2023.[4][5]

2023 general election

The party contested the 2023 New Zealand general election.[6]

Polling for the 2023 New Zealand general election, conducted by Verian, had three polls on voter intention which included the Women's Rights Party. In those polls, support for the party ranged from zero to 0.5%.[7]

Preliminary results from the 2023 general election indicate that the Women's Rights Party received 0.08% of the party vote and did not win any electorates, so will not enter parliament. The party lost its deposit as it was short of the 0.5% needed to retain the deposit.[8][9]

References
  1. Scott, Matthew (26 September 2023). "Who's who in the Election Fringe Festival". Newsroom. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. Biggs, Katrina (16 May 2023). "New! The 'Women's Rights Party' is now up and running in New Zealand". Substack. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. "Applications to register two Political Parties and Logos". Electoral Commission. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. "Three parties approved for registration". Electoral Commission. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. "Liz Gunn conspiracy party formally registered, targets 'deep state creatures'". The Spinoff. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. "Parties". Vote NZ. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  7. Verian. "1News Verian Poll Report Short Version September 23–26". Scribd. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  8. Stuff. "Election 2023: Final results". interactives.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  9. Electoral Act 1993, s 127A
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