Former Federated Farmers president and Manawatu dairy farmer Andrew Hoggard says changing into a Member of Parliament in a single day hasn’t sunk in but.
“Possibly, as soon as I’m seating within the parliamentary chamber, which I noticed throughout a main faculty journey, will make it actuality,” he advised Rural Information.
Hoggard is a part of the 11-strong ACT caucus elected final evening. Nonetheless, the ultimate make-up of Parliament can be decided after the counting of particular votes within the coming weeks.
ACT polled 9% of the occasion vote and for the primary time, received two citizens seats.
Hoggard, ranked 5 on the ACT occasion listing, additionally contested the Rangitikei, which was received by Suze Redmayne, Nationwide with 16300 votes; Hoggard polled 4990 votes.
Hoggard says he was happy with the election outcome and the shift to the precise.
“Everybody needed change: I solely want we had acquired a couple of members of the crew throughout the road,” he says.
“We’ve constructed on the earlier 2020 consequence and can work on constructing additional in 2026.”
For Hoggard, RMA reforms can be a precedence this time period.
“We acquired to have significant change. I knew about a lot of the issues however in the course of the marketing campaign I heard increasingly tales about folks getting caught up with regional councils whereas getting consents.”
Hoggard says the brand new Authorities should additionally minimize “wasteful expenditure” to enhance the financial scenario.
On whether or not he was wanting ahead to a Cupboard appointment, Hoggard says a whole lot of votes are but to be counted and the ultimate make-up of Authorities was but to be finalised.