The New Zealand Social Credit Party is a New Zealand political organisation that was formerly registered as a political party. For several decades it was the country's most successful third party outs
Social Credit marching song from the 1950s
Vernon Cracknell, leader 1963–1970 and MP for Hobson 1966–1969
Bruce Beetham, leader 1972–1986 and MP for Rangitikei 1978–1984
1980s party logo
The Alliance is a left-wing political party in New Zealand. It was formed at the end of 1991 by the linking of four smaller parties. The Alliance positions itself as a democratic socialist alternative
Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
…Parliament. The party held no seats in its own right after 1987. It became the New Zealand Democratic Party in 1985 and subsequently participated in the Alliance from 1991 until 2002. It later operated as the Democrats for Social Credit before returning to the Social Credit name in 2018. The Electoral Commission…
Alliance candidates for the 2008 election: Andrew McKenzie (number two on the party list), Victor Billot (number three), Sarita Divis (number nine) and Kay Murray (number one)