United New Zealand
United was founded on 28 June 1995, one of a number of new parties hoping to capitalise on the upcoming switch to the MMP electoral system.The MPs who established United were:[3] The party, while initially attracting interest, performed poorly in the 1996 election.The party's policies were centrist and liberal in nature but to many appeared too bland to attract media profile.In the 1999 election, United's share of the vote declined even further, with swinging voters shifting to Labour to oust the Shipley government.However, Peter Dunne managed to retain his electorate seat thereby preserving United's parliamentary representation.
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