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Auckland Future | |
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Localism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colors | Blue |
| Slogan | Make it happen |
| Auckland Council[1] | 0 / 20 |
| Auckland Local Board Members | 4 / 149 |
Auckland Future is a centre-right political ticket that ran for local seats under theAuckland Council in 2016. It campaigned on a fiscally conservative platform. It did not stand candidates in the 2019 election.[2]
Auckland Future has a four-point policy for a fiscally conservative Auckland. It consists of the following pledges;[3]
The ticket was formed in order to combat dissatisfaction with the status quo in the Auckland Council while underMayorLen Brown, who served two terms 2010–16. Auckland Future's aims were to ensure that rates are kept low and that the council could be held accountable by those who elected them for any pledges it committed to.[4]
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ManyNational Party members supported the ticket, and given that National does not run candidates in local body elections, the support from its members was an indication of the party's support for Auckland Future.[5] Like the National Party, Auckland Future intends to be a fiscally conservative ticket and much of the policy is ideologically aligned with the National Party.
Auckland Future ran a region-wide campaign in the lead up to the2016 Auckland local elections, but secured few seats. In March 2019, it announced that it would not field candidates at the2019 election.[6]
| Election | Candidates nominated | Seats won | ||
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| Local Board Candidates | Council Candidates | Local Board Seats | Council Seats | |
| 2016[8] | 29/149 | 9/20 | 4 / 149 | 1 / 20 |
Auckland Future is governed by a 10-member board, which in 2017 was made up of: Peter Tong (chair), Leilua Pulotu Lui Alofa, Joseph Bergin, Jo Bransgrove, Alan Dormer, Murray Higgs, Beth O'Loughlin, Darren Ward, Jenny WangQSM, andSue Wood.[9]
