Originally Posted by
elZorro
The two main parties don't reveal their paid-up member numbers that often. And despite wishful thinking by some posters here, Labour is the other main party. They have their leader on TV1 on Tuesdays, Bill gets to front on Monday. Labour could have in the region of 15,000 paid-up members, National might have 30,000. Both have had higher numbers in the past, Labour did take a hit in membership during/after Rogernomics. That was understandable, Labour looked more National than the Nats back then. It's simple maths to see that if every paid-up member contributed an average $300 a year, the parties would each have a few million to work with during the election year. This is predominantly used for brand awareness.