New Zealand Labour Party

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centre-left political party political party social-democratic party

The New Zealand Labour Party is a major centre-left political party in New Zealand that has produced multiple prime ministers and traditionally advocates for social democracy, workers’ rights, and welfare-state policies.

Aliases (2)

Labour Party of New Zealand ×1
NZ Labour ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	centre-left political party → political party → social-democratic party →
abbreviation	NZ Labour → NZLP →
advocatesFor	collective bargaining → progressive taxation → public education → public health care → welfare state → workers’ rights →
competesWith	New Zealand National Party →
country	New Zealand →
electoralSystemContext	Mixed-Member Proportional →
foundedAs	New Zealand Labour Party →
foundingYear	1916 →
hasHistoricalPredecessor	Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) → United Labour Party →
hasPrimeMinister	Bill Rowling → David Lange → Geoffrey Palmer → Helen Clark → Jacinda Ardern → Michael Joseph Savage → Mike Moore → Norman Kirk → Peter Fraser → Walter Nash →
headquartersLocation	Wellington →
ideology	democratic socialism → social democracy →
language	English → Māori →
notableLeader	David Lange → Helen Clark → Jacinda Ardern → Michael Joseph Savage → Norman Kirk →
operatesIn	New Zealand Parliament →
origin	merger of socialist and labour groups →
politicalPosition	centre-left →
primaryColour	red →
region	Oceania →
shortName	Labour Party →
supportsPolicy	mixed-market economy → social welfare programmes → state ownership of key assets →
tradeUnionAffiliation	New Zealand Council of Trade Unions →
womenWing	Labour Women →
youthWing	Young Labour →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bill Rowling → Jacinda Ardern →	memberOfPoliticalParty
New Zealand Labour Party ("NZ Labour") →	abbreviation
New Zealand anti-nuclear policy ("Labour Party of New Zealand") →	associatedWith
New Zealand Labour Party →	foundedAs
New Zealand National Party →	hasMajorOpposition
Progressive Alliance →	hasMember
New Zealand National Party →	hasRival
Norman Kirk →	memberOf
Norman Kirk →	politicalParty