Leader of ACT New Zealand

Leader of ACT New Zealand
Photo of David Seymour
Incumbent
David Seymour
since 4 October 2014
TypeParty leader
Formation1994
First holderRoger Douglas
DeputyDeputy Leader of ACT New Zealand
Websitehttps://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 than 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

No. 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

David SeymourJamie WhyteJohn Banks (New Zealand politician)Don BrashRodney HideRichard PrebbleRoger Douglas

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ List placement sources[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Notes

  1. ^ ACT Constitution (2019), p. 14
  2. ^ ACT Constitution (2019), p. 10
  3. ^ "Part III – Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Election Results. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Election Results. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Election Results. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Election Results. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Election Results. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  8. ^ "2011 General Election – Party lists from the 2011 General Election". Elections NZ. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ "2014 General Election Party – lists for the 2014 General Election". Elections NZ. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. ^ "2017 General Election – Party lists from the 2017 General Election". Elections NZ. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  11. ^ "2020 General Election & referendums – Party lists from the 2020 General Election". Elections NZ. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ^ "2023 General Election – Parties". Vote NZ. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

References