Auckland Future is a centre-right political ticket that ran for local seats under the

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in 2016. It campaigned on a fiscally conservative platform. It did not stand candidates in the 2019 election.

Policies

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, 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. Many National 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. 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 the

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, but secured few seats. In March 2019, it announced that it would not field candidates at the 2019 election.

Former Representatives

Local Boards

* Danielle Grant –

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- stood in 2019 under

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* Bernie Diver – Maungakiekie Subdivision: Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board * Debbie Leaver – Maungakiekie Subdivision: Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board * Lisa Whyte –

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(Chair) - stood in 2019 as an independent

Councillors

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– Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward – resigned after being elected MP for

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at the

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Local boards

* Mark Davey –

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Election results

Structure

Auckland Future is governed by a 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 Wang ''QSM'', and

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References

{{Reflist Political groupings in New Zealand Politics of the Auckland Region