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Opposition</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2 November 1936 – 26 November 1940</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Forbes (New Zealand politician)">George Forbes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Holland" title="Sidney Holland">Sidney Holland</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">1st <a 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Labour (New Zealand)">Minister of Labour</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />22 September 1931 – 6 December 1935</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Forbes (New Zealand politician)">George Forbes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Donald_(politician)" title="James Donald (politician)">James Donald</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Armstrong_(politician)" title="Tim 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Zealand politician)">George Forbes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philip_De_La_Perrelle" title="Philip De La Perrelle">Philip De La Perrelle</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Nash" title="Walter Nash">Walter Nash</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">8th <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Tourism_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Tourism (New Zealand)">Minister of Tourism</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />22 September 1931 – 6 December 1935</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Forbes (New Zealand politician)">George Forbes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philip_De_La_Perrelle" title="Philip De La Perrelle">Philip De La Perrelle</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Langstone" title="Frank Langstone">Frank Langstone</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a></span><br />for <a href="/wiki/Wallace_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wallace (New Zealand electorate)">Wallace</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />4 November 1925 – 27 November 1946</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Charles_Thomson" title="John Charles Thomson">John Charles Thomson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Macdonald_(politician)" title="Tom Macdonald (politician)">Tom Macdonald</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />17 December 1919 – 7 December 1922</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Charles_Thomson" title="John Charles Thomson">John Charles Thomson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">John Charles Thomson</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1880-08-20</span>)</span>20 August 1880<br />Forest Hill, <a href="/wiki/Southland,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Southland, New Zealand">Southland</a>, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">29 April 1952<span style="display:none">(1952-04-29)</span> (aged 71)<br /><a href="/wiki/Invercargill" title="Invercargill">Invercargill</a>, Southland, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a> (1919–36)<br /><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> (1936–46)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Mary Ann McDonald <small>(m.1913)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Ronald_Hamilton" class="mw-redirect" title="John Ronald Hamilton">John Ronald Hamilton</a> (brother)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data">Retailer</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Adam Hamilton</b> (20 August 1880 – 29 April 1952) was a New Zealand politician. He was the first non-interim <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_New_Zealand_National_Party" title="Leader of the New Zealand National Party">Leader</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> during its early years in Opposition. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adam_Hamilton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hamilton was born in Forest Hill, near <a href="/wiki/Winton,_New_Zealand" title="Winton, New Zealand">Winton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southland,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Southland, New Zealand">Southland</a>. He originally trained to become a <a href="/wiki/Presbyterianism" title="Presbyterianism">Presbyterian</a> <a href="/wiki/Religious_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious minister">minister</a>, but later decided not to pursue this course. He married Mary Ann McDonald in 1913, and in 1914, he and his brother <a href="/wiki/John_Ronald_Hamilton" class="mw-redirect" title="John Ronald Hamilton">John Ronald Hamilton</a> started a grain business in <a href="/wiki/Winton,_New_Zealand" title="Winton, New Zealand">Winton</a>. In World War I, he was rejected for service on medical grounds.<sup id="cite_ref-DNZB_Adam_Hamilton_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DNZB_Adam_Hamilton-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_of_Parliament">Member of Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adam_Hamilton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Member of Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 440px; float: left; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 1em; border: 4; cellpadding: 2; cellspacing: 0;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000023-QINU`"'</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:black">New Zealand Parliament</span></a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 95px;">Years </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 35px;">Term </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 160px;">Electorate </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 150px;">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1919_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1919 New Zealand general election">1919</a>–1922 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/20th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="20th New Zealand Parliament">20th</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wallace_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wallace (New Zealand electorate)">Wallace</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#00BB00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" height="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1925_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1925 New Zealand general election">1925</a>–1928 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/22nd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="22nd New Zealand Parliament">22nd</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Wallace </td> <td style="background-color:#00BB00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1928_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1928 New Zealand general election">1928</a>–1931 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/23rd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="23rd New Zealand Parliament">23rd</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Wallace </td> <td style="background-color:#00BB00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1931_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1931 New Zealand general election">1931</a>–1935 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/24th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="24th New Zealand Parliament">24th</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Wallace </td> <td style="background-color:#00BB00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1935_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1935 New Zealand general election">1935</a>–1936 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/25th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="25th New Zealand Parliament">25th</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Wallace </td> <td style="background-color:#00BB00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936–1938 </td> <td colspan="3"><i>Changed allegiance to:</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1938_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1938 New Zealand general election">1938</a>–1943 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/26th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="26th New Zealand Parliament">26th</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Wallace </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1943 New Zealand general election">1943</a>–1946 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/27th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="27th New Zealand Parliament">27th</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Wallace </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/1919_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1919 New Zealand general election">1919 election</a>, Hamilton was elected to <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">Parliament</a> in the Southland seat of <a href="/wiki/Wallace_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wallace (New Zealand electorate)">Wallace</a>, standing as a <a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform Party</a> candidate. His brother <a href="/wiki/John_Ronald_Hamilton" class="mw-redirect" title="John Ronald Hamilton">John Ronald Hamilton</a> was also elected, winning the neighbouring seat of <a href="/wiki/Awarua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Awarua (New Zealand electorate)">Awarua</a> from <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ward" title="Joseph Ward">Joseph Ward</a>. The brothers then sold their business, although Adam Hamilton remained active in the Southland agricultural sector. In the <a href="/wiki/1922_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1922 New Zealand general election">1922 election</a>, the brothers were both defeated, but they regained their seats in the <a href="/wiki/1925_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1925 New Zealand general election">1925 election</a>. Adam Hamilton retained his seat until his retirement, although his brother was defeated again in <a href="/wiki/1928_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1928 New Zealand general election">1928</a>. </p><p>When the <a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform Party</a> formed a coalition with the <a href="/wiki/United_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="United Party (New Zealand)">United Party</a>, Hamilton was made <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Internal_Affairs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)">Minister of Internal Affairs</a>. He also served, at various times, as Minister of Telegraphs, Postmaster General, Minister of Labour, and Minister of Employment. He was not popular in these roles. The <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a> had resulted in high levels of unemployment, and Hamilton was often criticised for the government's failure to improve the situation. He was also criticised when the Post and Telegraph Department <a href="/wiki/Radio_jamming" title="Radio jamming">jammed</a> a broadcast that was expected to be pro-<a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> by a private radio station by <a href="/wiki/Colin_Scrimgeour" title="Colin Scrimgeour">Colin Scrimgeour</a> just before the <a href="/wiki/1935_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1935 New Zealand general election">1935 general election</a>. Hamilton denied knowledge of the jamming, but his reputation was nevertheless damaged. </p><p>In 1935, Hamilton was awarded the <a href="/wiki/King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal" title="King George V Silver Jubilee Medal">King George V Silver Jubilee Medal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Having served as a member of the Executive Council for more than three years, Hamilton was granted the retention of the title of "Honourable" following the 1935 election.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Party_leader">Party leader</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adam_Hamilton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Party leader"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1936, after losing power to the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="United Party (New Zealand)">United</a> agreed to merge, creating the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a>. Despite his somewhat tarnished public image, Hamilton was selected to lead the new party and took over from interim leader <a href="/wiki/George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Forbes (New Zealand politician)">George Forbes</a>. Hamilton was essentially a compromise candidate. Forbes and his main opponent, <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Coates" title="Gordon Coates">Gordon Coates</a>, refused to serve under each other, and the Coates faction backed Hamilton as an acceptable alternative. </p><p><a href="/wiki/George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Forbes (New Zealand politician)">George Forbes</a> himself is believed to have preferred <a href="/wiki/Charles_Wilkinson_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Charles Wilkinson (New Zealand politician)">Charles Wilkinson</a>, but Coates, formerly the leader of Reform, was determined to have a fellow Reformist as leader. Hamilton was duly elected although only by one vote.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGustafson198617_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGustafson198617-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Given the narrowness of his victory, many did not see Hamilton as the National Party's real leader. He was frequently accused by being a puppet of Coates, with suggestions even being made that Hamilton was merely holding the position until Coates built up the strength to take it himself. Hamilton was not particularly charismatic and did not inspire great loyalty from his colleagues. He was also closely associated in the public mind with the Depression era.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGustafson198638_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGustafson198638-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1938_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1938 New Zealand general election">1938 election</a>, Hamilton and the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> were harshly critical of the Labour government and accused it of promoting <a href="/wiki/Communism" title="Communism">communism</a> and undermining the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a>. The campaign was seen by many as alarmist and negative, and Hamilton's own performance was widely censured. On election day, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> was heavily defeated. </p><p>The National Party's defeat weakened Hamilton's grasp on the leadership somewhat, but any debate as to his future was cut short by the onset of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. </p><p>In 1940, Hamilton suggested that Labour and National should form a wartime coalition, but that was rejected by the Labour leader, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Fraser" title="Peter Fraser">Peter Fraser</a>, who, however, agreed to establish a six-person "War Cabinet". This cabinet would control New Zealand's military endeavours and leave domestic concerns to the regular cabinet. The War Cabinet would consist of four Labour MPs and two National MPs. Hamilton and Coates were National's two representatives. Participation in the War Cabinet was fatally damaging to Hamilton's leadership of the National Party, however, as many National MPs argued that he could not be party leader while he served on a Labour-led council. On 25 November, a vote of 13 to 8 replaced Hamilton with <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Holland" title="Sidney Holland">Sidney Holland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGustafson198639_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGustafson198639-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_career">Later career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adam_Hamilton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_(1941).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg/250px-Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg/375px-Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg/500px-Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5758" data-file-height="4378" /></a><figcaption>Hamilton (far left) with members of the war cabinet, 1941</figcaption></figure> <p>Hamilton remained a part of the War Cabinet and was eventually joined by Holland despite the original claims that a National Party leader could not be in it. In 1942, however, National withdrew from all co-operation with the Labour Party. Hamilton, along with Coates, protested that move and ceased attending National <a href="/wiki/Caucus" title="Caucus">caucus</a> meetings. Both Hamilton and Coates then rejoined the war administration despite condemnation from their party colleagues.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGustafson1986318_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGustafson1986318-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eventually, Hamilton managed to bring about a rapprochement with the National Party, unlike Coates, who became an independent. Hamilton contested the <a href="/wiki/1943_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1943 New Zealand general election">1943 election</a> as a National candidate. He did not seek re-election in the <a href="/wiki/1946_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1946 New Zealand general election">1946 election</a> and chose to retire from politics. </p><p>Hamilton died in <a href="/wiki/Invercargill" title="Invercargill">Invercargill</a> on 29 April 1952 and is buried at Winton Cemetery.<sup id="cite_ref-DNZB_Adam_Hamilton_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DNZB_Adam_Hamilton-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adam_Hamilton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Adam_Hamilton" title="Electoral history of Adam Hamilton">Electoral history of Adam Hamilton</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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Auckland: Reed Methuen. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-474-00177-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-474-00177-6"><bdi>0-474-00177-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+First+50+Years+%3A+A+History+of+the+New+Zealand+National+Party&rft.place=Auckland&rft.pub=Reed+Methuen&rft.date=1986&rft.isbn=0-474-00177-6&rft.aulast=Gustafson&rft.aufirst=Barry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdam+Hamilton" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarr1936" class="citation cs2"><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Carr" title="Clyde Carr">Carr, Clyde</a> (1936), <i>Adam Hamilton </i>in<i> Politicalities</i>, Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Magazines, pp. 68–70</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Adam+Hamilton+in+Politicalities&rft.place=Wellington%2C+%5BN.Z.%5D&rft.pages=68-70&rft.pub=National+Magazines&rft.date=1936&rft.aulast=Carr&rft.aufirst=Clyde&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdam+Hamilton" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKosovichc._1938" class="citation cs2">Kosovich, Ante T. 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Hamilton</a> (1936–1940)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Holland" title="Sidney Holland">Sidney Holland</a></b> (1940–1957)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Keith_Holyoake" title="Keith Holyoake">Keith Holyoake</a></b> (1957–1972)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jack_Marshall" title="Jack Marshall">Jack Marshall</a></b> (1972–1974)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Muldoon" title="Robert Muldoon">Robert Muldoon</a></b> (1974–1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McLay" title="Jim McLay">Jim McLay</a> (1984–1986)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a></b> (1986–1997)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Jenny Shipley</a></b> (1997–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English">Bill English</a> (2001–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Brash" title="Don Brash">Don Brash</a> (2003–2006)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a></b> (2006–2016)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English">Bill English</a></b> (2016–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Simon Bridges</a> (2018–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Muller" title="Todd Muller">Todd Muller</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judith_Collins" title="Judith Collins">Judith Collins</a> (2020–2021)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Luxon" title="Christopher Luxon">Christopher Luxon</a></b> (2021–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party#Party_Presidents" title="New Zealand National Party"><span style="color:white;">Party presidents</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Sir George Wilson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Weston" title="Claude Weston">Claude Weston</a></li> <li>Alex Gordon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilfrid_Sim" title="Wilfrid Sim">Sir Wilfrid Sim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_McKenzie" title="Alex McKenzie">Sir Alex McKenzie</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Meadowcroft&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Meadowcroft (page does not exist)">Jack Meadowcroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Holt" title="Ned Holt">Ned Holt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Chapman_(party_president)" title="George Chapman (party president)">Sir George Chapman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sue_Wood" title="Sue Wood">Sue Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neville_Young" title="Neville Young">Neville Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Collinge" title="John Collinge">John Collinge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Tisch" title="Lindsay Tisch">Lindsay Tisch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Thompson_(politician)" title="Geoff Thompson (politician)">Geoff Thompson</a></li> <li>John Slater</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Boag" title="Michelle Boag">Michelle Boag</a></li> <li>Judy Kirk</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Goodfellow_(politician)" title="Peter Goodfellow (politician)">Peter Goodfellow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Wood" title="Sylvia Wood">Sylvia Wood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/53rd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="53rd New Zealand Parliament"><span style="color:white;">Current members of parliament</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Names without electorates are list MPs</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Luxon" title="Christopher Luxon">Christopher Luxon</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Botany_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Botany (New Zealand electorate)">Botany</a>)</span></dd> <dt>Deputy leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Willis" title="Nicola Willis">Nicola Willis</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Anderson_(politician)" title="Miles Anderson (politician)">Miles Anderson</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Waitaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waitaki (New Zealand electorate)">Waitaki</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Bates" title="Carl Bates">Carl Bates</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Whanganui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Whanganui (New Zealand electorate)">Whanganui</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bayly" title="Andrew Bayly">Andrew Bayly</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Port_Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Port Waikato (New Zealand electorate)">Port Waikato</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Bidois" title="Dan Bidois">Dan Bidois</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Northcote_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Northcote (New Zealand electorate)">Northcote</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bishop" title="Chris Bishop">Chris Bishop</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hutt_South" title="Hutt South">Hutt South</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Brewer" title="Cameron Brewer">Cameron Brewer</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Upper_Harbour_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Upper Harbour (New Zealand electorate)">Upper Harbour</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simeon_Brown" title="Simeon Brown">Simeon Brown</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Pakuranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pakuranga (New Zealand electorate)">Pakuranga</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Butterick" title="Mike Butterick">Mike Butterick</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Wairarapa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)">Wairarapa</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamish_Campbell" title="Hamish Campbell">Hamish Campbell</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Ilam_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ilam (New Zealand electorate)">Ilam</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Cheung" title="Carlos Cheung">Carlos Cheung</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Mount_Roskill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate)">Mount Roskill</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judith_Collins" title="Judith Collins">Judith Collins</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Papakura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Papakura (New Zealand electorate)">Papakura</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Costley" title="Tim Costley">Tim Costley</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ōtaki (New Zealand electorate)">Ōtaki</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Doocey" title="Matt Doocey">Matt Doocey</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Waimakariri_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waimakariri (New Zealand electorate)">Waimakariri</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Fleming_(politician)" title="Greg Fleming (politician)">Greg Fleming</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Maungakiekie_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Maungakiekie (New Zealand electorate)">Maungakiekie</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paulo_Garcia_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Paulo Garcia (New Zealand politician)">Paulo Garcia</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/New_Lynn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="New Lynn (New Zealand electorate)">New Lynn</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Goldsmith_(politician)" title="Paul Goldsmith (politician)">Paul Goldsmith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Grigg" title="Nicola Grigg">Nicola Grigg</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Selwyn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)">Selwyn</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Hamilton_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Ryan Hamilton (New Zealand politician)">Ryan Hamilton</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hamilton_East_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hamilton East (New Zealand electorate)">Hamilton East</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dana_Kirkpatrick" title="Dana Kirkpatrick">Dana Kirkpatrick</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/East_Coast_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="East Coast (New Zealand electorate)">East Coast</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Kuriger" title="Barbara Kuriger">Barbara Kuriger</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Taranaki-King_Country" title="Taranaki-King Country">Taranaki-King Country</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Lee" title="Melissa Lee">Melissa Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Lu" title="Nancy Lu">Nancy Lu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_McCallum" title="Grant McCallum">Grant McCallum</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Northland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Northland (New Zealand electorate)">Northland</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_McClay" title="Todd McClay">Todd McClay</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Rotorua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rotorua (New Zealand electorate)">Rotorua</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_MacLeod" title="David MacLeod">David MacLeod</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate)">New Plymouth</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Meager" title="James Meager">James Meager</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Rangitata_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rangitata (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitata</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Mitchell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Mark Mitchell (New Zealand politician)">Mark Mitchell</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Whangapar%C4%81oa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Whangaparāoa (New Zealand electorate)">Whangaparāoa</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mooney_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Joseph Mooney (New Zealand politician)">Joseph Mooney</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Southland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Southland (New Zealand electorate)">Southland</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rima_Nakhle" title="Rima Nakhle">Rima Nakhle</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Takanini_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Takanini (New Zealand electorate)">Takanini</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katie_Nimon" title="Katie Nimon">Katie Nimon</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Napier_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Napier (New Zealand electorate)">Napier</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Penk" title="Chris Penk">Chris Penk</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Kaipara_ki_Mahurangi" title="Kaipara ki Mahurangi">Kaipara ki Mahurangi</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tama_Potaka" title="Tama Potaka">Tama Potaka</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hamilton_West_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)">Hamilton West</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Pugh" title="Maureen Pugh">Maureen Pugh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/West_Coast-Tasman" title="West Coast-Tasman">West Coast-Tasman</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suze_Redmayne" title="Suze Redmayne">Suze Redmayne</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Rangit%C4%ABkei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitīkei</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Reti" title="Shane Reti">Shane Reti</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Whang%C4%81rei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Whangārei (New Zealand electorate)">Whangārei</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Rutherford" title="Tom Rutherford">Tom Rutherford</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate)">Bay of Plenty</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penny_Simmonds" title="Penny Simmonds">Penny Simmonds</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Invercargill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Invercargill (New Zealand electorate)">Invercargill</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Simpson_(politician)" title="Scott Simpson (politician)">Scott Simpson</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Coromandel_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)">Coromandel</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Smith_(politician)" title="Stuart Smith (politician)">Stuart Smith</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Kaik%C5%8Dura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)">Kaikōura</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erica_Stanford" title="Erica Stanford">Erica Stanford</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Bays_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="East Coast Bays (New Zealand electorate)">East Coast Bays</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Uffindell" title="Sam Uffindell">Sam Uffindell</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Tauranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tauranga (New Zealand electorate)">Tauranga</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Upston" title="Louise Upston">Louise Upston</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Taupō (New Zealand electorate)">Taupō</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_van_de_Molen" title="Tim van de Molen">Tim van de Molen</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waikato (New Zealand electorate)">Waikato</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Watts" title="Simon Watts">Simon Watts</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/North_Shore_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="North Shore (New Zealand electorate)">North Shore</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Wedd" title="Catherine Wedd">Catherine Wedd</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Tukituki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tukituki (New Zealand electorate)">Tukituki</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Weenink" title="Vanessa Weenink">Vanessa Weenink</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Banks_Peninsula_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)">Banks Peninsula</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%">National governments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="First National Government of New Zealand">First</a> (1949–57)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Second National Government of New Zealand">Second</a> (1960–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Third National Government of New Zealand">Third</a> (1975–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fourth National Government of New Zealand">Fourth</a> (1990–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fifth National Government of New Zealand">Fifth</a> (2008–17)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Sixth National Government of New Zealand">Sixth</a> (2023–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%">Shadow cabinets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Keith_Holyoake" title="Shadow Cabinet of Keith Holyoake">Holyoake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Jack_Marshall" title="Shadow Cabinet of Jack Marshall">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Shadow_Cabinet_of_Robert_Muldoon" title="First Shadow Cabinet of Robert Muldoon">Muldoon I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Shadow_Cabinet_of_Robert_Muldoon" title="Second Shadow Cabinet of Robert Muldoon">Muldoon II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Jim_McLay" title="Shadow Cabinet of Jim McLay">McLay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Jim_Bolger" title="Shadow Cabinet of Jim Bolger">Bolger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Jenny_Shipley" title="Shadow Cabinet of Jenny Shipley">Shipley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Shadow_Cabinet_of_Bill_English" title="First Shadow Cabinet of Bill English">English I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Don_Brash" title="Shadow Cabinet of Don Brash">Brash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_John_Key" title="Shadow Cabinet of John Key">Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Shadow_Cabinet_of_Bill_English" title="Second Shadow Cabinet of Bill English">English II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Simon_Bridges" title="Shadow Cabinet of Simon Bridges">Bridges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Todd_Muller" title="Shadow Cabinet of Todd Muller">Muller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Judith_Collins" title="Shadow Cabinet of Judith Collins">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Christopher_Luxon" title="Shadow Cabinet of Christopher Luxon">Luxon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%">Leadership elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1936_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1936 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1940 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1957 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1972 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1974 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1984 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1986 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1997 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2001 New Zealand National Party leadership election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2003 New Zealand National Party leadership election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2006 New Zealand National Party leadership election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2016 New Zealand National Party leadership election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2018 New Zealand 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