An aspiring Welcome Bay politician is preparing to entice and promote a stronger, younger generation through technology and social media, as he vies for a spot in the Internet Party.

Patrick Salmon is one of 20 candidates shortlisted to debate their way forward into the finalised 10 candidates of the Kim Dotcom-led political party.

Patrick Salmon at his Welcome Bay home ahead of the Internet Party's final national selection event on Saturday. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

The 27-year-old is ecstatic to have fended off 120 other Internet Party members during a series of preliminary selection meetings in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin last week.

Patricks says what clicked his interest in the party is its views on making politics and voting more understandable to younger generations, who may otherwise have no interest in politics.

He believes by simplifying the 'difficult language barriers” of politics this will entice younger people to vote again with the help of social media and the internet.

'People going out with forms and getting people to enrol and vote still happens, but people are still falling through the cracks. By utilising the medium that our generation use [social media] is a great move and makes it easier,” says Patrick.

With a background in both iwi, politics and community and social services the father of three admits to harbouring ambitions of being in parliament –where he could 'contribute to society” regardless of one's background.

'My background is in a low decile whanau, with the gangs and I just chose a different path and I just want to inspire my family that you can do whatever you want and be whatever you want.

'The Internet party itself has gone against historical odds by allowing youth to have a voice in parliament, which I'm really excited about.”

Attention now turns to the final national selection event in Auckland on Saturday with Patrick identifying jobs and innovation as key points of his debate.

'I think becoming a digital country due to the lack of space and utilising our natural resources is a better option.

'Going into technology would be our best chance not just for survival but to be a much stronger contributor globally.”

The Internet Party recently formed a partnership with the Mana Party through a memorandum of understanding that will see the two parties combine a list of candidates to contest the party vote in this September's general election.

While both parties have separate identities, a new political party called Internet MANA will be formed.

Internet Mana will submit a combined list to contest the party vote, with candidates drawn from the Internet Party and Mana as component parties. The combined list will be finalised following the conclusion of the Internet Party's candidate selection process.

Mana will have first, third and fourth positions on the list, with the Internet Party taking second, fifth and sixth spots.