New Zealand National Party leadership election, 2016
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The 2016 New Zealand National Party leadership election will be held on 12 December 2016 to determine the 13th leader of the National Party and the 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand. It will be conducted as a secret ballot of the National parliamentary caucus.
The election followed the announcement of the resignation of incumbent Prime Minister and parliamentary leader John Key on 5 December 2016.[1]
Background
John Key became National Party leader in 2006, as a second term electorate member of Parliament for Helensville.[2] Following two years as Leader of the Opposition, Key led his party to victory in the 2008 general election, forming the Fifth National Government of New Zealand, and repeated this feat in both the 2011 and 2014 general elections. At the time of time of his resignation in late 2016, National had enjoyed a sustained period of strong polling leading up to the 2017 general election.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "John Key resigns as Prime Minister of New Zealand, cites family reasons for leaving". New Zealand Herald. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "Members of Parliament profile: Rt Hon John Key". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "National Party support up again in November as Roy Morgan Government Confidence surges despite series of earthquakes". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "Poll-infographic-with-econ-outlook" (PDF). Colmar Brunton. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.