National Party, which incorporated the Reform Party. Later, however, the Social Credit Party would gain a certain amount of success in rural areas using much the same formula – some see the Country Party as a forerunner to the more long-lived Social Credit. Country Party, 1969 The Country Party was revived for the by Clifford Stanley Emeny of New Plymouth (1920–2000), a World War II air force veteran. The party put forward candidates in 15 seats, and they attracted 6,715 votes. Emeny stood in Stratford where he got 1130 votes, the largest vote for the party; and in Egmont, New Plymouth, Tauranga and Waimarino. The other seats contested were Ashburton, Hamilton West, Otago, Pahiatua, Raglan, Rangitikei, Rodney, Waikato, Waitomo and Wallace. The Country Party had changed its name to the Liberal Reform Party in 1970. In the , Emeny stood as a Liberal Reform candidate. Electoral results Electorate results 1925 general election 1928 general election 1931 general election 1935 general election 1938 general election By-elections References External links Defunct agrarian political parties Defunct political parties in New Zealand Political parties established in 1924 1924 establishments in New Zealand Social credit parties Political parties disestablished in 1938 1938 disestablishments in New Zealand Agrarian parties in New Zealand