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The Cannabis Party vs Women's Rights Party:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, The Cannabis Party had more branded searches than Women's Rights Party among political parties in New Zealand. The Cannabis Party had about 530 branded searches, while Women's Rights Party had 310. The Cannabis Party made up 0.41% of all political party searches we track, and Women's Rights Party accounted for 0.24%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about political parties, The Cannabis Party and Women's Rights Party each appeared in two of the five answers. The Cannabis Party was mentioned before Women's Rights Party in every answer that named either.

Among political parties in New Zealand in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

The Cannabis Party, about 71% more searches than Women's Rights Party

The Cannabis Party 530 searchesWomen's Rights Party 310 searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both were mentioned in 2 of 5 answers.

The Cannabis Party in 2 of 5Women's Rights Party in 2 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

The Cannabis Party, named ahead of Women's Rights Party in 2 of 2 answers

The Cannabis Party first in 2Women's Rights Party never first

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Top political parties in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, The Cannabis Party and Women's Rights Party were each mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. The Cannabis Party was listed before Women's Rights Party in every answer that named either.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. National Party1st
  2. Labour Party2nd
  3. Green Party3rd
  4. ACT New Zealand4th
  5. New Zealand First5th
  6. Te Pāti Māori6th
  7. Alliance Party7th
  8. Animal Justice Party8th
  9. The Cannabis Party9th
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  11. Women's Rights Party15th

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • New Zealand First5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Green Party5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • ACT New Zealand5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • National Party5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Te Pāti Māori5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Labour Party5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Opportunity Party2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Free Palestine2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • The Cannabis Party2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Women's Rights Party2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in New Zealand on October 19, 2026.

Is The Cannabis Party or Women's Rights Party more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for The Cannabis Party and Women's Rights Party by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all 17 political parties we track, month by month, from searches in New Zealand.

The Cannabis Party and Women's Rights Party among political parties in New Zealand, by month

Share of searches by month for The Cannabis Party, Women's Rights Party. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthOpportunity PartyNew Zealand FirstGreen PartyACT New ZealandNational PartyTe Pāti MāoriLabour PartyFree PalestineConservative Party NZAlliance PartyTe Tai Tokerau PartyThe Cannabis PartyAnimal Justice PartyWomen's Rights PartyNZ Outdoors & Freedom Party
Oct 20253.9%11.5%15.2%5.9%10.9%45.5%5.4%—0.51%——0.34%0.31%0.34%0.17%
Nov 202522.9%6.6%8.1%3%7.4%47.7%3.4%—0.25%——0.17%0.11%0.25%0.11%
Dec 202513%11.3%15.7%5.8%10.1%37.9%4.7%—0.54%——0.16%0.11%0.43%0.16%
Jan 202618.6%16.9%16.7%5.6%13.2%20.5%6.6%—0.61%——0.36%0.25%0.36%0.2%
Feb 202623.4%15.8%16.8%7%11.4%17.1%6.3%—0.71%——0.47%0.35%0.35%0.27%
Mar 202632.4%16.4%16%5.7%13%8.2%6.5%—0.49%——0.46%0.14%0.3%0.27%
Apr 202635.2%19.2%13.2%5.3%14.9%6.1%4.7%—0.45%——0.27%0.17%0.2%0.27%
May 202638.1%15.4%13.6%6.3%9.2%9.3%5.6%—0.78%——0.46%0.75%0.27%0.36%
Jun 202662.1%8.9%10.2%3.8%5.5%4%4.1%—0.56%——0.24%0.16%0.18%0.23%
Jul 202649.9%16.9%11.6%6.9%6%4.1%3.2%—0.55%——0.25%0.23%0.2%0.12%
Aug 202655.2%9.6%7.4%5%12%5%3.4%0.54%0.47%0.37%0.24%0.27%0.16%0.16%0.11%
Sep 202634.8%19.9%12.8%8.4%8%6.6%5.2%1.2%0.61%0.56%0.56%0.41%0.25%0.24%0.23%

How has the The Cannabis Party and Women's Rights Party comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for New Zealand political parties in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, The Cannabis Party fell from 11th to 12th among political parties in New Zealand.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Women's Rights Party in New Zealand rose 158.3% over 12 measured months, from 120 to 310 in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

8 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using The Cannabis Party’s and Women's Rights Party’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

The Cannabis Party

5 branded search terms

  • alcp
  • aotearoa legalise cannabis party
  • legalise cannabis party
  • legalise cannabis party candidates
  • legalise cannabis party policies

Women's Rights Party

3 branded search terms

  • women's rights party
  • women's rights party nz
  • womens rights party

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