United–Reform Coalition
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The United–Reform Coalition was a New Zealand political alliance formed in the early 1930s between the United and Reform parties to provide a united non-Labour government during the Great Depression.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral coalition
ⓘ
political alliance ⓘ |
| aimedTo | maintain non-Labour majority in Parliament ⓘ |
| areaOfPolitics | national politics of New Zealand ⓘ |
| coalitionPartner |
Reform Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| countryGoverned | Dominion of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| electoralCompetitionWith | New Zealand Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralStrategy | to avoid vote-splitting between non-Labour parties ⓘ |
| followedBy | First Labour Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Reform Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | coalition government ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentHead |
George Forbes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon Coates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOppositionRole | faced growing Labour opposition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Reform Party parliamentary caucus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Party parliamentary caucus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPolicyFocus |
economic austerity during the Great Depression
ⓘ
fiscal retrenchment ⓘ unemployment relief ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
ⓘ
economic liberalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | New Zealand House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
George Forbes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon Coates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeld | Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | New Zealand Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | anti-socialist ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | Westminster parliamentary system ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Reform Party government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Party government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a united non-Labour government
ⓘ
to respond to the Great Depression ⓘ |
| region | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | early 1930s ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
United Party (New Zealand)