The New Zealand National Party,shortened to National or the Nats,is a centre-right political party in New Zealand. It is one of two major parties that largely dominate contemporary New Zealand politics,alongside its traditional rival,the Labour Party.
Winston Raymond Peters is a New Zealand politician serving as the leader of New Zealand First since its foundation in 1993. Peters served as the 13th deputy prime minister of New Zealand from 1996 to 1998 and 2017 to 2020,the minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2008 and 2017 to 2020,and the treasurer of New Zealand from 1996 to 1998. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 1981,1984 to 2008 and 2011 to 2020.
New Zealand First,commonly abbreviated to NZ First,is a nationalist and populist 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. Peters has served on two occasions as deputy prime minister.
The Alliance was a left-wing political party in New Zealand. It was formed at the end of 1991 by the linking of four smaller parties. The Alliance positioned itself as a democratic socialist alternative to the centre-left New Zealand Labour Party. It was influential throughout the 1990s,but suffered a major setback after its founder and leader,Jim Anderton,left the party in 2002,taking with him several of its members of parliament (MPs). After the remaining MPs lost their seats in the 2002 general election,some commentators predicted the demise of the party.
The 2002 New Zealand general election was held on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government,as well as the worst-ever performance by the opposition National Party. The 2020 election would see it suffer a greater defeat in terms of net loss of seats.
The 1999 New Zealand general election was held on 27 November 1999 to determine the composition of the 46th New Zealand Parliament. The governing National Party,led by Prime Minister Jenny Shipley,was defeated,being replaced by a coalition of Helen Clark's Labour Party and the smaller Alliance. This marked an end to nine years of the Fourth National Government,and the beginning of the Fifth Labour Government which would govern for nine years in turn,until its loss to the National Party in the 2008 general election. It was the first New Zealand election where both major parties had female leaders.
The 1993 New Zealand general election was held on 6 November 1993 to determine the composition of the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Voters elected 99 members to the House of Representatives,up from 97 members at the 1990 election. The election was the last general election to use the first-past-the-post electoral system,with all members elected from single-member electorates.
Dail Michael John Jones is a New Zealand politician. He has been a member of the New Zealand First party,and was formerly in the National Party.
James Leonard Peters is a New Zealand educator and politician. Born in Kawakawa,he is of Ngāti Wai and Clan McInnes descent.
Neil Francis Kirton is a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1996 to 1999,first as a member of the New Zealand First party and then as an independent. Before the splintering of New Zealand First,he was known as its leading dissident.
Raymond Tau Henare is a former New Zealand Māori parliamentarian. In representing three different political parties in parliament—New Zealand First,Mauri Pacific and the National Party—Henare served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1999 and from 2005 to 2014.
John Gary Blincoe is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1990 to 1996,representing the Labour Party.
The 43rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1990 elections,and it sat until the 1993 elections.
Robert Moncrieff Clarkson is a former Member of the New Zealand Parliament. He was the National Party MP for Tauranga from 2005 to 2008.
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand Parliament. The liberal-conservative National Party,headed by its parliamentary leader John Key,won the largest share of votes and seats,ending nine years of government by the social-democratic Labour Party,led by Helen Clark. Key announced a week later that he would lead a National minority government with confidence-and-supply support from the ACT,United Future and Māori parties. The Governor-General swore Key in as New Zealand's 38th Prime Minister on 19 November 2008. This marked the beginning of the Fifth National Government which governed for the next nine years,until the 2017 general election,when a government was formed between the Labour and New Zealand First parties,with support on confidence and supply by the Green Party.
Northland is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate,returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate was established for the 1996 election. It was represented by National Party MP John Carter from 1996 to 2011,and then National's Mike Sabin until his resignation on 30 January 2015. The by-election in March 2015 was won by New Zealand First party leader Winston Peters. Peters was defeated by National's Matt King in the 2017 general election. King in turn was defeated by the Labour Party's Willow-Jean Prime in the 2020 general election,who became the first Labour MP elected for the area since the party won the predecessor electorate Bay of Islands in 1938.
Tauranga is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate,returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Tauranga is Sam Uffindell of the National Party,who won the seat in the 2022 Tauranga by-election,following the resignation of the previous MP,Simon Bridges of the National Party.
Tracey Anne Martin is a New Zealand politician and a former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. Until 2021 she was a member of the New Zealand First Party,and served as its Deputy Leader from 2013 to 2015. She served as Minister for Children,Seniors,Internal Affairs and Associate Minister of Education from 2017 to 2020. Martin lost her seat in Parliament during the 2020 New Zealand general election.
The 51st New Zealand Parliament was elected at the 2014 general election. This Parliament consists of 121 members and was in place from September 2014 until August 2017,followed by the 2017 New Zealand general election. Following the final vote count John Key was able to continue to lead the Fifth National Government.
The 2017 New Zealand general election took place on Saturday 23 September 2017 to determine the membership of the 52nd New Zealand Parliament. The previous parliament was elected on 20 September 2014 and was officially dissolved on 22 August 2017. Voters elected 120 members to the House of Representatives under New Zealand's mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system,a proportional representation system in which 71 members were elected from single-member electorates and 49 members were elected from closed party lists. Around 3.57 million people were registered to vote in the election,with 2.63 million (79.8%) turning out. Advance voting proved popular,with 1.24 million votes cast before election day,more than the previous two elections combined.
