New Liberal Party (New Zealand)

New Liberal Party of New Zealand
Founded1905
Dissolved1908 (1908)
Split fromLiberal Party
IdeologySocial liberalism
Progressivism
Political positionCentre-left

The New Liberal Party of New Zealand was a splinter group of the original Liberal Party. It was formed at a meeting in the Christchurch suburb of Papanui in June 1905 by two Liberal-aligned independents who sought a more "progressive" policy than that followed by the Liberal leader, Richard Seddon, and was similar to the Radical Party in 1896.