The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament. It was significant for being the first election to be held under the
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Jim Anderton, 2010
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ACT New Zealand, also known as the ACT Party or simply ACT, is a right-wing, classical liberal, right-libertarian, and conservative political party in New Zealand. It is currently led by David Seymour
1996 New Zealand general election
…party. Various other unusual results occurred under the new system. For one, the National Party sought to ensure the parliamentary representation of the ACT New Zealand, a newly-formed libertarian party which had largely split from the Labour Party after the end of Rogernomics. National endorsed ACT leader and former…
Former Minister of Finance Sir Roger Douglas was the party's first leader.
Richard Prebble led ACT from 1996 to 2004.
David Seymour and Jamie Whyte at the ACT selection announcement for Leader and Epsom in February 2014
Berry speaking at the free speech protest, Auckland 2018