cus ▁confirmed ▁him ▁as ▁leader ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁The ▁party ▁board ▁re - con ven ed ▁later ▁that ▁day ▁to ▁rat ify ▁his ▁leadership . ▁Rod ney ▁H ide ▁remained ▁in ▁Parliament ▁until ▁its ▁dissol ution ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁general ▁election . ▁Br ash ▁was ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁outside ▁Parliament ▁and ▁former ▁A uck land ▁City ▁mayor ▁John ▁B anks ▁stood ▁in ▁E ps om . ▁The ▁List ener ▁compared ▁Br ash ' s ▁successful ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁A CT ▁Party ▁to ▁a ▁host ile ▁take over . ▁Br ash ▁hoped ▁to ▁get ▁A CT ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁election , ▁but ▁it ▁only ▁managed ▁ 1 %. ▁Br ash ▁res igned ▁on ▁election ▁night ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁replaced ▁as ▁leader ▁by ▁John ▁B anks . ▁ ▁Hob son ' s ▁P ledge ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Br ash ▁became ▁the ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁lo bb y ▁group ▁called ▁Hob son ' s ▁P ledge . ▁Hob son ' s ▁P ledge ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁William ▁Hob son , ▁the ▁first ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁co - author ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Wait ang i . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁opp ose ▁what ▁Br ash ▁has ▁described ▁as ▁M ā ori ▁favour it ism ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates . ▁▁ 2 0