ACT New Zealand,also known as the ACT Party or simply ACT,is a right-wing,classical-liberal political party in New Zealand. It is currently led by David Seymour,and is in coalition with National and New Zealand First as part of the Sixth National government.
New Zealand First,commonly abbreviated to NZ First,is a populist and nationalist political party in New Zealand. The party formed in July 1993 following the resignation on 19 March 1993 of its leader and founder,Winston Peters,from the then-governing National Party. Peters had been the sitting Member of Parliament for Tauranga since 1984 and would use the electorate as the base for New Zealand First until consecutive defeats by National Party candidates in 2005 and 2008. His party has formed coalition governments with both major political parties in New Zealand:first with the National Party from 1996 to 1998,and then with the Labour Party from 2005 to 2008 and from 2017 to 2020. New Zealand First currently serves in a coalition government with both National and the ACT Party from 2023 onward. Peters has served on three occasions as deputy prime minister.
Sir Simon William English is a New Zealand former National Party politician who served as the 39th prime minister of New Zealand from 2016 to 2017. He had previously served as the 17th deputy prime minister of New Zealand and minister of finance from 2008 to 2016 under John Key and the Fifth National Government.
Rodney Philip Hide is a former New Zealand politician of the ACT New Zealand party. Hide was a Member of Parliament for ACT from 1996 until 2011,was ACT's leader between 2004 and 2011,and represented the Epsom constituency from 2005 to 2011. In the Fifth National Government,Hide was Minister of Local Government,Associate Minister of Commerce and Minister of Regulatory Reform until 2011.
David Richard Cunliffe is a New Zealand management consultant and former politician who was Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from September 2013 to September 2014. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Titirangi and then New Lynn for the Labour Party between 1999 and 2017. He served as the Minister of Health,Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Immigration for the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand from October 2007 until November 2008.
Heather Roy is a former New Zealand politician. She was a Member of Parliament for ACT New Zealand from 2002 until 2011.
Richard Westwood Worth was a New Zealand politician of the New Zealand National Party. He was the Member of Parliament for Epsom from 1999 to 2005 and a list MP from 2005 to 2009.
David William Parker is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as Attorney-General,Minister for the Environment,Minister of Transport and Associate Minister of Finance in the Sixth Labour Government. He previously served as a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government,Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from September 2013 to September 2014,and as interim Leader of the Labour Party from September to November 2014. He represented the Otago electorate at the 47th Parliament and has since served as a list MP.
Craig Raymond Robert Foss is a New Zealand investment banker and politician. He was elected to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council in October 2019 and was previously the Member of Parliament for Tukituki from 2005 until 2017.
Epsom is a New Zealand electorate in Auckland,returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Since the 2014 general election,Epsom has been represented by David Seymour,the leader of the ACT Party.
Nicola Laura Kaye is a New Zealand politician who served as Deputy Leader of the New Zealand National Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 22 May 2020 to 14 July 2020.
Stuart Alexander Nash is a politician from New Zealand. He was a list member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party from 2008 to 2011,and was re-elected in the 2014 election as representative of the Napier electorate. He entered Cabinet in October 2017,with the portfolios of Police,Revenue,Small Business and Fisheries. On 28 March 2023,following several breaches of conduct,including using his position to attempt to influence police procedures,it was revealed Nash communicated confidential details surrounding a Cabinet meeting to two of his donors,and Nash was removed from all Cabinet positions by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. In early April 2023,Nash confirmed that he would not be contesting the 2023 election.
The 2011 New Zealand general election took place on Saturday 26 November 2011 to determine the membership of the 50th New Zealand Parliament.
The 2009 Mount Albert by-election was held in the New Zealand electorate of Mount Albert on 13 June 2009. There were fifteen candidates in the election. David Shearer of the Labour Party won the election with 63% of the vote. The seat was vacated by former Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark,who resigned from the New Zealand Parliament on 17 April 2009 following her appointment to head the United Nations Development Programme. Main issues surrounding the campaign included the building of the Waterview Connection and the Auckland Region becoming a supercity.
Paul Jonathan Goldsmith is a New Zealand historian and politician. The biographer of several leading right-wing political and business figures,he was first elected a list member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the National Party at the 2011 election.
David Breen Seymour is a New Zealand politician. He is the leader of ACT New Zealand and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Epsom. He currently serves as the 1st minister for regulation.
Andrew Henry Bayly is a New Zealand businessman,adventurer,and politician. He was elected to the New Zealand Parliament at the 2014 general election as the MP for Hunua,representing the New Zealand National Party.
Fletcher Hoporona Tabuteau is a New Zealand politician and former Member of Parliament. He was elected as a list MP for the New Zealand First party from 2014 to 2020 and was deputy leader of the party from 2018 to 2020.
The 53rd New Zealand Parliament was a meeting of the legislature in New Zealand. It opened on 25 November 2020 following the 17 October 2020 general election,and dissolved on 8 September 2023 to trigger the next election. It consisted of 120 members of Parliament (MPs) with five parties represented:the Labour and Green parties,in government,and the National,Māori and ACT parties,in opposition. The Sixth Labour Government held a majority in this Parliament. Jacinda Ardern continued as prime minister until her resignation on 25 January 2023;she was succeeded by Chris Hipkins.
Brooke Olivia van Velden is a New Zealand politician who has been a Member of Parliament since the 2020 general election for ACT New Zealand. She has been the party's deputy leader since June 2020. She currently serves as the 38th Minister of Internal Affairs and 6th Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety.
