The Alliance
Principles
What we stand for
The constitution grounds the Alliance in democratic socialism, equality, social ownership, workers' rights, Te Tiriti, environmental protection, and international solidarity.
Our Constitution
The rules that keep the party in members' hands.
The Alliance Constitution sets out our principles, democratic structures, and obligations to members across Aotearoa New Zealand.
A democratic socialist party, governed democratically.
Our constitution is not a formality. It is the document that says who controls the party, how decisions are made, and what principles guide our work.
The Alliance is a party of the left with policies based on socialist principles of democracy, equality and social ownership. Our constitution protects that purpose by putting members, branches, and Conference at the centre of party life.
It also makes clear that electoral politics is only one part of the work. The Alliance exists to organise, campaign, and build a mass democratic party for working people, inside and outside Parliament.
At a glance
What the constitution covers
Membership
A member-controlled party
Members shape policy, elect leadership, organise through branches, and hold the party accountable through democratic structures.
Conference
Our highest authority
Annual Conference is the supreme decision-making body: it debates remits, elects officers, and sets the political direction of the party.
Organisation
Built to organise
The constitution sets out the roles of branches, regional committees, Council, officers, candidates, and affiliated groups.
Full document
Read the constitution
Our current constitution was amended at the 2026 Conference. Download the full PDF for the legal wording, officer roles, membership rules, branch structures, and decision-making processes.
Put it into practice
A constitution matters when people use it. Join the Alliance to help shape policy, build branches, and organise for a country that works for working people.
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