ACT confirms Isaac
October 10th, 2011 at 6:27 pm by David FarrarACT have announced:
In a joint press statement, ACT Party Leader Don Brash and President Chris Simmons today confirmed that all ACT candidates would move one place up the list to fill the position vacated by the Party’s retiring Parliamentary Leader John Boscawen, and that the number two spot would be filled by former Party President Catherine Isaac.
Dr Brash said he was extremely pleased with the calibre of the list and that Ms Isaac would be a great addition to it.
“Catherine is highly respected in the Party, and in business and political circles, and I very much look forward to working with her in the next Parliament,” Dr Brash said.
Mr Simmons said Ms Isaac had the unanimous support of the Party Board, as did Leader Don Brash and all the candidates.
“We’re all very pleased Catherine will be standing at number two. She brings a lot of Party experience and has had a long and successful business career. She will make an excellent MP,” Mr Simmons said.
The ACT List is now:
- Don Brash
- Catherine Isaac
- Don Nicolson
- John Banks
- David Seymour
- Chris Simmons
- Stephen Whittington
- Kath McCabe
- Robyn Stent
The challenge for ACT is to get at least five MPs again. If they get five or more MPs they’ll have a caucus with future leaders in it, and a path forward.
Tags: ACT, Catherine Isaac
October 10th, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Probably ACT’s best ever top 10. Even if I do say so myself.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Catherine would make a great MP. I just can’t help think that it may be a short lived parliament term unless they can turn the internal disputes around, win Epsom and get (as DPF says) at least 5 MP’s. I wonder if Catherine and David would make a nice pairing for future party leader and deputy?
On another note, I hear Suzy Clarkson (The newsreader) may be putting her hand up for Tamaki as recommended by Paula Bennett. Might make Brewer’s chances harder if he goes for it.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Anyone know why her surname is now Isaac and no longer Judd?
Peter – what a load of crap, perhaps the worst list ACT has ever had. Banks is a conservative meathead who doesn’t represent ACT’s libertarian values, Nicolson – not enough information to know if he’d make a good politician or not, Seymour – no real world experience, just looks like another Jami-Lee Ross.
The ’99 list was the best.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Courage, you’re going to call my view crap, and then note that you don’t have enough information to make an informed decision?
I was speaking more broadly than just ideology, but if that’s what you want to focus on, ACT has always had conservative MPs too. There’s only 1 in this top 8-10 though, far fewer than at previous elections.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
mattyman, why do you think that? I can’t think of any redeeming qualities that would make her a good MP.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 7:06 pm
Courage Wolf, I think it’s because she got divorced. The funny is, she then married Roger Kerr! It seems like he’s not interested in anybody unless they’re high up in ACT.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
The challenge for ACT is to get even ONE seat.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
“unless they can turn the Caround”
Contrary to media beat ups ACT’s internal disputes have been turned around. The have been some which is normal in many political parties. The only reason Phil Goff is leader is is that no one is prepared to challenge him before the election. Don Brash will be the leader of ACT long after people say Phil who.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 7:58 pm
I’m with @noskire 7:15 pm
ACT is such a train wreck the challenge is to get one seat. At the moment Epsom voters seem to be preferring Goldsmith, who is not even campaigning, to the homophobic, socially conservative, authoritarian twice-failed former Mayor that ACT have, contrary to all their purported libertarian principles, exhumed from his political grave to be their candidate.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 8:02 pm
Wasn’t Banks also a twice successful Mayor, and successful at plenty of other things too? With friends like Catherine Delahunty Toad, who needs enemies?
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Hey Toad, All parties have disagreements. No ACT MPs have said they will throw their toys out of the cot if they do not get their way like Catherine Delahunty.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
sweat jesus,
Vote:can any body tell me about Catherine
why does Don want to fuck his life
October 10th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Catherine is [100 demerits - goodbye]
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
Pq Catherine is highly respected in the Party, and in business and political circles
Catherine Isaac’s candidacy has just been announced. There will be more about her shortly. Are you considering voting fr the only non racist party in Parliament?
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
@Chuck Bird 8:11 pm
ACT MPs (and aspiring ones) just do nasty deals behind the scenes and stab each other in the back.
Whatever you may think of her, Catherine Delahunty is an honest politican who has given a straight answer to a straight question and left neither the public or the Green Party in any doubt where she stands. How many in any other political party would do that? They usually prefer to plot in secret, out of the public view and that of their colleagues.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
‘Hey Toad, All parties have disagreements. No ACT MPs have said they will throw their toys out of the cot if they do not get their way like Catherine Delahunty.’
You serious? All current ACT MP’s have been booted out or are leaving, how can you hold up ACT as an example of anything other than a total political train wreck?
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
First time I’ve ever agreed with Toad…yes Banks is filth and should never have been allowed anywhere near ACT….The Conservatives have been its Achilles heal and its lamed them badly.Let ACT die and a new truly Liberal party arise with no Cons allowed and a principled focus on both the economic and socially liberal aspects of peoples lives and liberty coupled with personal responsibility.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Sorry but if Issac’s is the answer what the hell was the question? Shes old news from ACT’s past and not what was required. Cactus Kate was the one who would have inspired a revival within ACT but no…the Neo-con donkeys running ACT want grey and staid. Well to hell with them.
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
WTF DPF, where’s the demerits for pq – that is straight out personal nastiness with no shred of logical argument!
Vote:October 10th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
The Scorned (10) Says:
October 10th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
First time I’ve ever agreed with Toad… Yes Banks is filth and should never have been allowed anywhere near ACT.
I don’t know if you’re aware but basically if you donate a large sum of money to ACT you’ll probably get a good list spot. See Kenneth Wang and John Boscawen, for example. Banks has made a $50,000 donation. Nobody in ACT wants to admit that his conservative values don’t fit in with ACT’s core ideologies at all, but what can a party do when it’s struggling financially?
ACT on Campus are obviously towing the party line, but everyone knows that if Banks was standing for any other party they would not be kissing his ass like they are now.
Vote:October 11th, 2011 at 12:13 am
Courage, once again you show you don’t know what you’re talking about. If by struggling financially you mean sitting on something like 60%+ higher donations than during the 2005 campaign, then go ahead.
Banks will win Epsom. The question is how many MPs will go through? I agree, the challenge is for at least 5. ACT needs rejuvenation and staying power. There is some good value on that list.
Vote:Who would those on the right prefer in Parliament? The likes of Nicolson, Seymour and Isaacs… or those around in the 60′s on Nationals list? I know what I would choose.
October 11th, 2011 at 1:01 am
The Scorned, on the contrary I am delighted that Catherine has finally accepted and been announced. She is entirely what is needed on the list in 2011 to sort out the men.
I had two goals for putting my name forward
1. Escort Hillary and Heather out the door
2. Encourage other women to stand of better quality than point in 1.
In my application to the Board I said when we found replacement for 1. I would happily stand aside for people who want to earn 150k per year and travel to Blenheim and Gore for fun.
Catherine, Kath and Robyn all meet that standard. And now at number 3 we have someone who potentially will be the next ACT leader. Not to mention a couple if kiddies who despite my objection to people without a career track record in anything, standing as candidates, are a damn sight better than the twenty something numptys in other parties were when they stood first, like Ardern, Gareth Hughes and the Nats.
Vote:October 11th, 2011 at 2:54 am
Jmac (8) Says:
October 11th, 2011 at 12:13 am
Courage, once again you show you don’t know what you’re talking about. If by struggling financially you mean sitting on something like 60%+ higher donations than during the 2005 campaign, then go ahead.
60% – how fucking informative. And how much was received in 2005 exactly? Go ahead.
Vote:October 11th, 2011 at 6:16 am
Cactus, are you saying we’re guaranteed to get nothing but crap MPs unless they have a massive pay rise?
Vote:October 11th, 2011 at 6:59 am
Catherine Judd / Kerr/ Isaac brought elitism to ACT as president.
Vote:She was our biggest mistake ever.
She was dishonest at AGM’s where she manipulated votes for her team.
Working people left the party in droves.
She helped get rod of Rodney because he had impure thoughts about capital
Most former ACT voters are gone forever.
She might be respected at the round table, but the round table is treated with the utmost suspicion.
This is New Zealand, even John Key wants rid of ACT, and is prepared now to deal with NZ first
October 11th, 2011 at 7:04 am
The only electable person in the line up Banks gets position 4.
Vote:Tells you all you need to know about ACT.
The first three are unelectable.
The party was in bad shape with Rodney,
now it is in sad shape.
Watch voters grasp at straws and vote for NZ first.
October 11th, 2011 at 8:39 am
Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Don Nicholson at 3. ahahahahahahahahahahahahaa
Vote:October 11th, 2011 at 9:08 am
Brash is a lifeless , straw man , a hollow man , a serial cheat..He has no credibilty and no appeal..On top of that , he has one of the worst speaking voices ever heard in the history of politics. If the party’s leader is so hopeless , the party itself has no future.
Vote:October 11th, 2011 at 10:35 am
Libertarianism is not a “set of values” but a defense of property rights. To be a consistent Libertarian, one must also be a consistent Conservative.
Vote:October 11th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
No lee….one doesn’t.
Vote:October 12th, 2011 at 6:49 am
Yes Joana, your entire argument is based on how somebody talks. How mature. No wonder the left are in fucking disarray. Does that mean after the latest Labour Youth singing/dancing campaign we are to believe that Labour will not be in Government for generations?
I don’t think that this is ACTs best ever list, that’s crazy talk. Banks in ACT is a bad bad fit, look at all the trouble he is already causing by not being a team player. Catherine is a good person to take the list spot, she sure as hell rivals anybody any list has on offer – our top 3 is by far the most heavy hitting top 3 out there.
Cactus was a genius for her cunning plan with getting rid of Heather and Hilary. Both shown the door quickly and deservedly so for their part in the last 3 years troubles.
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