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class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Kelvyn_Alp" title="Kelvyn Alp">Kelvyn Alp</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">2005</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">30 June 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2009-06-30</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="padding-top:0;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output 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("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-top:0.3em; border-top:2px solid orange;"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_New_Zealand" title="Politics of New Zealand">Politics of New Zealand</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_New_Zealand" title="List of political parties in New Zealand">Political parties</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_New_Zealand" title="Elections in New Zealand">Elections</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Direct Democracy Party (DDP) of New Zealand</b> (2005–2009) was a <a href="/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">political party</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> that promoted greater participation by the people in the decision-making of government. The party's leader was <a href="/wiki/Kelvyn_Alp" title="Kelvyn Alp">Kelvyn Alp</a>. </p><p>The Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand was and is unrelated to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ddnz.org">DDNZ.org (Direct Democracy in New Zealand)</a> </p><p>The party challenged the current <a href="/wiki/Monetary_system" title="Monetary system">monetary system</a> and promoted solutions to what it called "irredeemable debt."<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It aimed to establish a system of binding <a href="/wiki/Referendum" title="Referendum">referendums</a> (similar to the <i><a href="/wiki/Landsgemeinde" title="Landsgemeinde">Landsgemeinde</a></i> used in parts of <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>) for all major decisions.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party also advocated for a New Zealand Constitution to protect and enshrine the rights and freedoms of the people.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005 the Direct Democracy Party was registered as a political party.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It fielded 32 party members in the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_general_election,_2005" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand general election, 2005">2005 elections</a>, and won 782 votes (or 0.03% of the total vote), failing to get any MPs into parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The party did not apply for broadcasting funding in 2008,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> nor did it submit a party list. The official results for the party vote in that year's election recorded no votes for the DDP.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The party's registration was cancelled at its own request on 30 June 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alp founded the <a href="/wiki/OurNZ_Party" title="OurNZ Party">OurNZ Party</a> in 2011. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Direct_Democracy_Party_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Chapman_(New_Zealand_activist)" title="Kyle Chapman (New Zealand activist)">Kyle Chapman</a>, party member</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Direct_Democracy_Party_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0702/S00338.htm">"Open Letter to the NZ People"</a>. 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Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NMP_(political_party)" title="NMP (political party)">NMP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_New_Zealand_Party" title="One New Zealand Party">One NZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outdoor_Recreation_New_Zealand" title="Outdoor Recreation New Zealand">Outdoor Recreation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Pacific_Party" title="New Zealand Pacific Party">New Zealand Pacific Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Choice_Party" title="People's Choice Party">People's Choice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_People%27s_Party" title="New Zealand People's Party">People's Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Anderton%27s_Progressive_Party" title="Jim Anderton's Progressive Party">Progressive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Green_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Progressive Green Party (New Zealand)">Progressive Greens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Republican_Party_(1995)" title="New Zealand Republican Party (1995)">Republican (ii)</a></li> 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Zealand">Workers Party of New Zealand</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unregistered and pre-1996 era parties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aotearoa_NZ_Youth_Party" title="Aotearoa NZ Youth Party">Aotearoa NZ Youth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrat_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Christian Democrat Party (New Zealand)">Christian Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_New_Zealand" title="Communist Party of New Zealand">Communist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Co-operative_Party" title="New Zealand Co-operative Party">Co-operative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Country_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Country Party (New Zealand)">Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Democrat_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Democrat Party">Democrat</a></li> <li><a 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Party">Join Australia Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiwis_Against_Further_Immigration" title="Kiwis Against Further Immigration">Kiwis Against Further Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party_(1910)" title="New Zealand Labour Party (1910)">Labour (1910)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party" title="New Zealand Liberal Party">Liberal (i)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party_(1938)" title="New Zealand Liberal Party (1938)">Liberal (ii)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party_(1962)" title="New Zealand Liberal Party (1962)">Liberal (iii)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party_(1991)" title="New Zealand Liberal Party (1991)">Liberal (iv)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party_(2008)" title="New Zealand Liberal Party (2008)">Liberal (v)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Federation" title="New Zealand Liberal Federation">Liberal Federation</a></li> <li><a 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