2006 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand co-leadership election

February 2024February 2024 2006 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand co-leadership election 100px presidential no 1995 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand co-leadership elections 1995 2009 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand co-leadership election 2009 3 June 2006 File:Russel Norman (cropped 3 by 4).png Russel Norman Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Elected File:Nándor Tánczos 2009 (cropped).jpg Nándor Tánczos Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Eliminated 150x150px David Clendon 098137 Eliminated 150x150px Mike Ward 098137 Eliminated Co-leader Co-leader after election Vacant Russel Norman The 2006 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand co-leadership election was held to elect a Green Party co-leader following the death of Rod Donald. The election was won by the party's 2005 election campaign manager Russel Norman. Background Male co-leader Rod Donald died on 6 November 2005, the day before his scheduled swearing-in for his fourth term in Parliament, of myocarditis.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10423596 Rod Donald died after rare food bug 12 February 2007 The New Zealand Herald Donald was replaced as a list MP by Nándor Tánczos (who had been ranked too low to return to parliament prior to Donald's death). Female co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons stated the party would leave the co-leadership of the party vacant until next party annual general meeting (AGM) the following June.Colin Espiner Tanczos regains MP badge Fitzsimons happy The Press 12 November 2005 A3 The AGM was held on 3 June 2006 in Lower Hutt with the ballot being conducted via preferential voting. Candidates Four candidates were nominated for the leadership:https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/contest-for-greens-co-leader-wide-open/I2IMY45ZAHPSBBTIWVT3HQVJ5E/ Mike Houlahan Contest for Greens co-leader wide open The New Zealand Herald 31 May 2006 13 February 2024 David Clendon, a lecturer in environmental management and Green candidate for Waitakere in 1999 and 2005 who had been the national co-convener of the party from 2001 to 2003. Russel Norman, the Green Party's development coordinator and 2005 election campaign manager who was the Green candidate for Rimutaka in 2002 and a list candidate in 2005. Nándor Tánczos, the co-founder of Hempstore Aotearoa and List MP since 1999. Mike Ward, a former Nelson City Councillor, co-leader of the Values Party from 1984 to 1989 and List MP from 2002 to 2005. Declined Keith Locke declined to stand for the leadership stating the party needed a younger leader.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/greens-co-leader-contest-gets-testy/RSIPW4QPDB3TSSUC64GJEYNHUQ/ Ainsley Thomson Greens' co-leader contest gets testy The New Zealand Herald 24 April 2006 13 February 2024 Campaign There was much media speculation that the leadership contest would be a "two-horse race" between Tánczos and Norman. Clendon, however, took exception to speculation that Tánczos and Norman were the only two serious contenders. During the campaign Ward confirmed he would run for election to be Mayor of Nelson in 2007 regardless of whether he was co-leader or not.Naomi Mitchell Ward confirms run for mayoralty The Nelson Mail 31 May 2006 2 Result The vote of 110 party delegates was won by Norman on the first ballot by a decisive two-to-one majority over Tánczos, with Clendon third and Ward last.Vernon Small Greens make smart choice for a sustainable future The Dominion Post 5 June 2006 B7 Aftermath Norman was not an MP and co-led the party from outside parliament for two years. Tánczos resigned from parliament in June 2008 and Ward was next on the Green party list to re-enter parliament. He initially declined to stand aside so that Norman could take Tánczos's list seat. Ward changed his mind, because of the advantages in having the party co-leader in Parliament during an election year.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10514239&pnum=1 Greens co-leader set to be MP – at last The New Zealand Herald Claire Trevett 4 June 2008 29 January 2010 Norman became an MP on 27 June.https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/48HansD_20080701_00000032/list-member-vacancy List Member Vacancy parliament.nz New Zealand Parliament 1 July 2008 29 March 2018 He remained in parliament as co-leader until 2015 when he resigned.http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/65583217/green-party-coleader-russel-norman-resigns Green Party co-leader Russel Norman resigns Stuff.co.nz 30 January 2015 30 January 2015 References Category:2006 elections in New Zealand Category:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand leadership elections Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand male co-leadership election