2015 New Zealand First deputy leadership election

April 2024 April 2022 2015 New Zealand First Party deputy leadership election parliamentary no 150px 2013 New Zealand First Party deputy leadership election 2013 3 July 2015 2018 New Zealand First Party deputy leadership election 2018 11 6 150x150px Ron Mark 000000 ≥6 150x150px Tracey Martin 000000 <6 Deputy Leader Tracey Martin Deputy Leader after election Ron Mark 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.https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/69926566/ron-mark-new-nz-first-deputy Ron Mark new NZ First deputy July 3, 2015 Stuff Background Speculation 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.https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/69877207/winston-peters-says-questions-over-nz-firsts-deputy-will-soon-be-answered Winston Peters says questions over NZ First's deputy will soon be answered July 1, 2015 Stuff Results A 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 Martin2018-02-22 NZ First deputy leader Ron Mark looks set to be rolled at caucus on Tuesday https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/101688023/nz-first-deputy-leader-ron-mark-looks-set-to-be-rolled-at-caucus-on-tuesday 2021-01-12 Stuff enRon Mark new NZ First deputy leader https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ron-mark-new-nz-first-deputy-leader/BLDPR67XMT3QP7MPQQQMZYLJ64/ 2021-01-12 NZ Herald en-NZ and Richard Prosser for Mark. References Category:Political party leadership elections in New Zealand Category:New Zealand First Category:2015 elections in New Zealand Category:2015 political party leadership elections Category:July 2015 in New Zealand