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The Mana Movement (formerly called the Mana Party, styled in English as the MANA Movement) is a New Zealand political party led by Hone Harawira which was formed in April 2011, following his resignation from the Māori Party. Harawira won the by-election in Te Tai Tokerau of 25 June 2011 for the Mana Party, and retained the seat during the 2011 general election but lost it in 2014 to Labour Party candidate, Kelvin Davis.〔 〕 Under a short-term agreement with the Internet Party, a joint Internet Party and Mana Movement contested the 2014 general election, with the Mana Movement providing the first, third and fourth list candidates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-OsCSmT5K89LUwxOExmUjJpN2c/edit )〕 Despite being funded by online millionaire Kim Dotcom, the Internet Party and Mana Movement failed to win a single seat. Dotcom, who was not a candidate because he is not a New Zealand citizen,〔(New Zealand's National Party wins re-election ), BBC News 20 September 2014〕 told reporters as election results became clear, "I take full responsibility for this loss tonight because the brand—the brand Kim Dotcom—was poison for what we were trying to achieve."〔(New Zealand's Ruling National Party Is Re-elected, ) ''The New York Times'', 20 September 2014〕 ==Formation== The party was formed following Hone Harawira's resignation from the Māori Party after that party's disciplinary committee recommended his expulsion. He had been vocal in his opposition to the Māori Party's position on the foreshore and seabed issue. Harawira began organising a new party to compete with the Māori Party, and attracted the support of left-wing activist John Minto and of former Green MPs Nándor Tánczos and Sue Bradford. The party formally launched on 30 April 2011. On 4 May 2011 Harawira stated his intention to resign his seat (Te Tai Tokerau) in order to be recognised as a candidate of the Mana Party in any subsequent by-election; after his resignation from the Māori Party, parliamentary rules on political parties in the House recognised Harawira only as an Independent MP. Following criticism by Labour, the Greens and the Māori Party that the by-election would be "a ridiculous publicity stunt" and would cost the NZ taxpayer $500,000, Harawira put his resignation on hold, saying that he wanted to take the decision back to the people of his Te Tai Tokerau electorate.〔 〕 He announced his resignation from Parliament, forcing the Te Tai Tokerau by-election, on 11 May 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Harawira resigns from Parliament )〕 Possible candidates for other constituencies included Māori lawyer and party co-vice president〔''Focus on Politics'' show on Radio New Zealand National, 2011-07-23〕 Annette Sykes and former Alliance organiser and party chairman Matt McCarten. Harawira stated that he hoped that five Mana MPs would enter the 50th New Zealand Parliament after the 26 November 2011 New Zealand general election.〔 〕 The party applied for registration on 24 May 2011.〔 〕 Registration was granted on 24 June 2011.〔 〕 In September 2011 the Electoral Commission registered the party's logo.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mana Movement」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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