New Zealand Liberal Party

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political party

The New Zealand Liberal Party was a major progressive political party that dominated New Zealand politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, pioneering social and economic reforms.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Liberal Party (New Zealand) 3
New Zealand Liberal Party canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
associatedWithReform women’s suffrage in New Zealand ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
declinePeriod 1910s ⓘ
1920s ⓘ
dominantPeriod 1891–1912 ⓘ
foundedBy John Ballance NERFINISHED ⓘ
Julius Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert Stout NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance first party to dominate New Zealand party politics ⓘ
ideology liberalism ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ
inGovernment 1891–1912 ⓘ
leader John Ballance NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joseph Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard Seddon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas Wilford NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainRival Reform Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
mergedInto New Zealand United Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor breaking up large estates ⓘ
expansion of the welfare state foundations ⓘ
land reform ⓘ
old-age pensions ⓘ
pioneering economic reforms ⓘ
pioneering social reforms ⓘ
progressive labour legislation ⓘ
state intervention in the economy ⓘ
opposedBy Reform Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
parliamentaryStatus first mass political party in New Zealand ⓘ
policy industrial arbitration ⓘ
progressive taxation ⓘ
women’s rights reforms ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-left ⓘ
politicalSystemContext New Zealand Westminster parliamentary system NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Stout–Vogel Ministry supporters ⓘ
primeMinisterFromParty John Ballance NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joseph Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard Seddon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ
succeededBy New Zealand Liberal–Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Zealand United Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportBase middle-class liberals ⓘ
small farmers ⓘ
urban workers ⓘ
timeframe early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reform Party → opposedParty → New Zealand Liberal Party ⓘ
subject surface form: Reform Party (New Zealand)
Reform Party → coalitionWith → New Zealand Liberal Party ⓘ
subject surface form: Reform Party (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: Liberal Party (New Zealand)
United Party → precededBy → New Zealand Liberal Party ⓘ
subject surface form: United Party (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: Liberal Party (New Zealand)
United Party → formedFrom → New Zealand Liberal Party ⓘ
subject surface form: United Party (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: Liberal Party (New Zealand)
George Thomson (statesman) → politicalParty → New Zealand Liberal Party ⓘ