our ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁parties ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Alliance ▁political ▁party . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Alliance ▁in ▁ ▁( at ▁number ▁eight ▁on ▁their ▁list ), ▁ ▁( three ), ▁and ▁ ▁( six ), ▁contest ing ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁ber ated ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Helen ▁Clark , ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁fault s ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁when ▁she ▁mist ook ▁him ▁for ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁that ▁party . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁party ' s ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁conference , ▁held ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁no ▁co - le aders ▁were ▁elected . ▁Instead ▁the ▁party ▁decided ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁internal ▁re organisation ; ▁Bill ot ▁was ▁elected ▁President . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁national ▁conference , ▁held ▁in ▁Dun ed in , ▁two ▁co - le aders ▁were ▁elected , ▁Bill ot ▁and ▁Kay ▁Murray , ▁with ▁Paul ▁P ies se ▁returning ▁to ▁his ▁former ▁role ▁as ▁Party ▁President . ▁Bill ot ▁was ▁co - le ader ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁ ▁Bill ot ▁persu aded ▁his ▁Well ington ▁friend ▁and ▁business man ▁Jack ▁Yan ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁the ▁Alliance ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ; ▁Yan ▁was ▁number ▁ 1 2 ▁on ▁the ▁list , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁contest ▁an ▁elect or ate . ▁ ▁Cla re ▁Cur ran , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Labour ▁Party ▁MP ▁for ▁ ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8