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((Short description|Defunct political party in New Zealand))
((Use dmy dates|date=April 2022))
((more citations needed|date=March 2007))
((Infobox political party
| name          = Socialist Unity Party
| logo          = 
| leader        = 
| president     = 
| deputy        = 
| foundation    = 1966
| dissolution   = 1990
| split         = [[Communist Party of New Zealand]]
| headquarters  = 
| position      = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]]
| ideology      = [[Communism]]<br/>[[Marxism–Leninism]]
| international = 
| colours       = ((colour box|((party color|Socialist Unity Party (New Zealand))))) Red
| colorcode     = ((party color|Socialist Unity Party (New Zealand)))
| state         = New Zealand
| website       = 
))
The '''Socialist Unity Party''' was one of the better-known [[communism|communist]] parties in [[New Zealand]]. It had a certain amount of influence in the [[labor union|trade union]] movement, but never won seats in [[Parliament of New Zealand|Parliament]].

The Socialist Unity Party was founded in 1966 as a splinter group of the [[Communist Party of New Zealand|Communist Party]]. The Communist Party had been bitterly divided by the [[Sino-Soviet Split]], a dispute between the [[Soviet Union]] under [[Nikita Khrushchev]] and [[China]] under [[Mao Zedong]]. The party eventually decided to take China's side. Shortly afterwards, a number of the more prominent supporters of the Soviet position, such as [[Ken Douglas]], George Jackson and [[Bill Andersen]], established the Socialist Unity Party. The Socialist Unity Party retained ideological and political links to the Soviet Union for most of its existence.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/communism|title = Communism &#124; NZHistory, New Zealand history online))</ref>

The Socialist Unity Party's association with the Soviet government drew considerable criticism from mainstream politicians. In 1980, the Soviet [[ambassador]] to New Zealand, Vsevolod Sofinsky, was expelled after allegedly giving $10,000 to a member of the Socialist Unity Party.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/soviet-ambassador-expelled|title=Soviet ambassador expelled ((!)) NZHistory, New Zealand history online|website=nzhistory.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=2018-07-06))</ref> In 1987, another Soviet diplomat, Sergei Budnik, was ordered to leave the country by [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]] [[David Lange]] for his alleged involvement with the party.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+untold+story+behind+New+Zealand's+ANZUS+breakdown.-a0173717046 The untold story behind New Zealand's ANZUS breakdown. - Free Online Library<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/25/world/new-zealand-orders-soviet-envoy-to-leave.html|title=New Zealand Orders Soviet Envoy to Leave|date=1987|work=New York Times|access-date=2018-07-06|language=en))</ref>

At the same time, the Socialist Unity Party was strongly condemned by other communist groups, which accused it of not following "true" communism and of collaborating with capitalists. The Socialist Unity Party's most well known leader, [[Ken Douglas]], was also criticised by hardliners for the comparatively moderate position he took within the trade union movement.((citation needed|date=July 2018))

The Socialist Unity Party, unlike some of the more radical groups, participated in [[New Zealand elections]], and was not wholly antagonistic to mainstream parties &mdash; it was prepared, for example, to occasionally support the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] as "the lesser of two evils". The party put forward candidates in four elections; generally in safe  [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] seats in the four main centres; except for ((NZ electorate link|Franklin)) and ((NZ electorate link|Stratford)) in the ((NZ election link|1975)) and ((NZ electorate link|Waikato)) in the ((NZ election link|1981)).  However [[Bill Andersen]] stood against [[Rob Muldoon]] in ((NZ electorate link|Tamaki)) four times.

The Socialist Unity Party has now dissolved, although the [[Socialist Party of Aotearoa]] (now also defunct), which split from the Socialist Unity Party in 1990, continued for a number of years afterwards into the early 2010s.

==Electoral results (1972–1981)==
((Communist parties))
{|  class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Election
! candidates
! seats won
! votes
! percentage
|-
! ((NZ election link year|1972))
| 5
| 0
| 444
| 0.03
|-
! ((NZ election link year|1975))
| 15
| 0
| 408
| 0.03
|-
! ((NZ election link year|1978))
| 4
| 0
| 179
| 0.01
|-
! ((NZ election link year|1981))
| 5
| 0
| 447
| 0.02
|}

== Further reading ==

* Jim McAloon, "[https://www.newsroom.co.nz/@future-learning/2017/10/26/56113/communist-a-convenient-term-of-abuse 'Communist' a Convenient Term of Abuse]", ''Newsroom,'' 27 October 2017

==References==
((Reflist))
((Historic New Zealand political parties))
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[[Category:1966 establishments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Communist parties in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Defunct communist parties]]
[[Category:Defunct political parties in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1966]]
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