▁United ▁Future ▁List ▁MP , ▁Larry ▁Bald ock ▁established ▁The ▁Ki wi ▁Party ▁There ▁was ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁T ait o ▁Phill ip ▁Field ▁might ▁also ▁be ▁involved , ▁but ▁he ▁formed ▁another ▁political ▁party ▁to ▁target ▁evangel ical ▁Christian ▁Pacific ▁Island ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁South ▁A uck land , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Pacific ▁Party . ▁Form ation ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Party ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁registered ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December , ▁although ▁its ▁proposed ▁logo ▁was ▁rejected ▁because ▁it ▁used ▁orange ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁colour , ▁a ▁colour ▁reserved ▁for ▁use ▁exclus ively ▁by ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Commission . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁described ▁its ▁support ▁base ▁as ▁" pro - family , ▁traditional ▁Christian " ▁vot ers , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁target ▁Ma ori ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Island er ▁vot ers ▁in ▁South ▁A uck land . ▁ ▁Richard ▁Lewis , ▁the ▁former ▁leader ▁of ▁Dest iny ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁was ▁the ▁Family ▁Party ' s ▁leader , ▁while ▁Adams ▁was ▁deput y ▁leader . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁president ▁was ▁E lias ▁Kan aris . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁election ▁results ▁The ▁Family ▁Party ▁did ▁not ▁gain ▁elect oral ▁representation ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁cont ests ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁general ▁election . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Elect oral ▁Commission ▁website , ▁it ▁pol led ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 1 7 6 ▁votes ▁altogether , ▁to ▁poll ▁a ▁final ▁total ▁party