▁of ▁the ▁mer ger , ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁so ▁New man ▁could ▁challenge ▁Lang bro ek ▁for ▁the ▁L NP ▁leadership . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁New man ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁seeking ▁pre - selection ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Ash gro ve , ▁and ▁would ▁challenge ▁for ▁the ▁L NP ▁leadership ▁if ▁successful . ▁Later ▁that ▁day , ▁Lang bro ek ▁and ▁Spring borg ▁announced ▁their ▁res ign ations ▁as ▁leader ▁and ▁deput y ▁leader , ▁respectively . ▁While ▁a ▁February ▁poll ▁showed ▁the ▁L NP ▁with ▁ 5 5 ▁percent ▁two - party ▁support — en ough ▁to ▁make ▁Lang bro ek ▁premier — internal ▁Co al ition ▁pol ling ▁suggested ▁that ▁under ▁New man , ▁the ▁L NP ▁would ▁win ▁government ▁" in ▁a ▁can ter ". ▁As ▁late ▁as ▁the ▁previous ▁day , ▁Lang bro ek ▁had ▁ins isted ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁res ign , ▁and ▁even ▁demanded ▁that ▁Mc I ver ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁organis ational ▁wing ▁either ▁back ▁down ▁from ▁their ▁attempts ▁to ▁push ▁him ▁out ▁or ▁res ign ▁themselves . ▁He ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁room ▁as ▁well . ▁However , ▁within ▁hours ▁of ▁New man ' s ▁announ cement , ▁Lang bro ek ▁gave ▁way . ▁ ▁New man ▁appointed ▁Lang bro ek ▁Sh adow ▁Police ▁Minister ▁in ▁his ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁Following ▁New man ▁government ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2