Leader of ACT New Zealand
| Leader of ACT New Zealand | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Party leader |
| Formation | 1994 |
| First holder | Roger Douglas |
| Deputy | Deputy Leader of ACT New Zealand |
| Website | https://www.act.org.nz |
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. He is the longest serving Act Leader, serving more then 10 years as of 2024.
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
[edit]| No. | Leader | Portrait | Electorate | List Placement[a] | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Douglas (b. 1937) | .jpg) | 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) | .jpg) | Wellington Central | 1st | 1996–1999 | 26 March 1996 | 13 June 2004 |
| List | 1999–2005 | ||||||
| 3 | Rodney Hide (b. 1956) | .JPG) | 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) | .jpg) | Epsom | 4th | 2011–2014 | 15 February 2012 | 2 February 2014 |
| 6 | Jamie Whyte (b. 1965/1966) | .jpg) | 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
[edit]- Leader of the New Zealand National Party
- Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party
- Co-leaders of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
- Co-leaders of Te Pāti Māori
- Libertarianism
Footnotes
[edit]Notes
[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