Socialist Party of Aotearoa

Not to be confused with Socialist Aotearoa, Socialist Party of New Zealand, or New Zealand Socialist Party.

The Socialist Party of Aotearoa was a minor political party in New Zealand. It was formed in 1990^[1][8] through a split in the Socialist Unity Party, led by G. H. (Bill) Andersen.^[3][9] The last known leader of the party was Brendan Tuohy.^[1][2]

Socialist Party of Aotearoa
Leader	Brendan Tuohy
Secretary	Warren Brewer[1][2]
Founder	G. H. Andersen
Founded	1990
Split from	Socialist Unity Party of New Zealand[3]
Preceded by	Socialist Unity Party, Communist Party of New Zealand
Headquarters	Lyttelton, Canterbury[4]
Newspaper	Red Flag
Ideology	Communism Marxism-Leninism[5][6]
International affiliation	International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
Colours	Red
House of Representatives	0 / 121
Local Government[7]	0 / 1,626
Website
www.socialistparty.org.nz
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The party published a monthly newspaper called Red Flag.^[10][11] Its former members continue to operate the Workers' Institute of Scientific Socialist Education (WISSE).^{[12][self-published source?]}

The party is best known through the influence of its late founder Bill Andersen, a well-known trade unionist who served as president of the Auckland Trades Council, national secretary of the Socialist Unity Party, and president of the National Distribution Union.^[9][13]

It did not stand any candidates at the 2014 election.

See also

• Communism
• List of Communist Parties
• Politics of New Zealand
• Socialist Unity Party of New Zealand
• Communist Party of New Zealand
• Workers Party of New Zealand