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Act Party’s ‘triumphant’ year in government

Political leader series: Act's David Seymour points out the party has never been in Cabinet before.

WATCH: Act Party leader David Seymour speaks with Brent Edwards.

Brent Edwards Mon, 23 Dec 2024

People forget it was not that long ago that the Act Party was at risk of disappearing.

It won just 0.5% of the party vote in 2017 and only held on in Parliament because its leader David Seymour retained his Epsom seat. It followed the 2014 election in which it got 0.69%. It appeared on the brink of

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Brent Edwards Mon, 23 Dec 2024
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