The leader of ACT New Zealand is the highest-ranked political position within ACT New Zealand. The current leader is David Seymour, who became the leader in October 2014.
Leader of ACT New Zealand | |
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since 4 October 2014 | |
Type | Party leader |
Formation | 1994 |
First holder | Roger Douglas |
Deputy | Deputy Leader of ACT New Zealand |
Website | https://www.act.org.nz |
The leader is appointed by the party board. The leader is not required to be a member of parliament; when the leader is a member of parliament, the party constitution states that the leader is responsible for "the supervision, co-ordination and conduct of the Party’s activities in Parliament."[1] The leader serves until they resign or the board removes them.
The party leader and deputy party leader are ex officio members of the ACT board. The board consists of a maximum of thirteen members, consisting of regional representatives, party MPs, the party president, party vice-president, the party treasurer, and others at the discretion of the board.[2]
List of leaders
editNo. | Leader | Portrait | Electorate | List Placement[a] | Term Start | Term End | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roger Douglas
(b. 1937) |
None
(was previously a Labour MP; re-elected as the third-ranked ACT list MP in the 2008 election, after leadership term) |
1994 | 24 March 1996 | |||
2 | Richard Prebble
(b. 1948) |
Wellington Central | 1st | 1996–1999 | 26 March 1996 | 13 June 2004 | |
List | 1999–2005 | ||||||
3 | Rodney Hide
(b. 1956) |
List | 7th | 1996–1999 | 13 June 2004 | 28 April 2011 | |
5th | 1999–2002 | ||||||
2nd | 2002–2005 | ||||||
Epsom | 1st | 2005–2010 | |||||
4 | Don Brash
(b. 1940) |
None
(was previously leader of National; was first on the ACT party list for the 2011 election but ACT did not gain enough party votes) |
28 April 2011 | 26 November 2011 | |||
5 | John Banks
(b. 1946) |
Epsom | 4th | 2011–2014 | 15 February 2012 | 2 February 2014 | |
6 | Jamie Whyte
(b. 1965/1966) |
None
(was first on party list for the 2014 election but ACT did not gain enough party votes) |
2 February 2014 | 3 October 2014 | |||
7 | David Seymour
(b. 1983) |
Epsom | None | 2014–2017 | 4 October 2014 | incumbent | |
1st | 2017–present |
Timeline
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See also
editFootnotes
editNotes
edit- ^ ACT Constitution (2019), p. 14
- ^ ACT Constitution (2019), p. 10
- ^ "Part III – Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Election Results. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Election Results. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Election Results. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Election Results. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Election Results. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "2011 General Election – Party lists from the 2011 General Election". Elections NZ. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "2014 General Election Party – lists for the 2014 General Election". Elections NZ. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "2017 General Election – Party lists from the 2017 General Election". Elections NZ. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "2020 General Election & referendums – Party lists from the 2020 General Election". Elections NZ. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "2023 General Election – Parties". Vote NZ. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
References
edit- "ACT New Zealand – Constitution & Rules" (PDF), 2019. Elections NZ. ACT New Zealand. Retrieved 15 March 2024