An election for the parliamentary Deputy leadership of the New Zealand First Party took place in the NZ First Party parliamentary caucus on July 3, 2015. Incumbent deputy leader and sitting List MP, Tracey Martin was challenged for the position by fellow list MP Ron Mark. In the election Mark won the required number of votes and replaced Martin as deputy leader of the party.[1]
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Background
editSpeculation that Mark would replace Martin as deputy leader of the party had been circulating since his return to Parliament at the 2014 New Zealand general election. On the first of July 2015 Mark publicly denied he was challenging Martin for the position, NZ First leader Winston Peters stated that leadership elections within the party were always held after general elections, although would not confirm whether he expected Martin to retain the position.[2]
Results
editA deputy leadership election was held on July 3, with Mark gaining enough votes to replace Martin. While the way each MP voted has not been publicly released, it was later reported by media that Winston Peters likely voted for Martin[3][4] and Richard Prosser for Mark.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ron Mark new NZ First deputy". Stuff. 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Winston Peters says questions over NZ First's deputy will soon be answered". Stuff. 1 July 2015.
- ^ "NZ First deputy leader Ron Mark looks set to be rolled at caucus on Tuesday". Stuff. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Ron Mark new NZ First deputy leader". NZ Herald. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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