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Because Labour has changed leader so fast we have a very interesting, and possibly unique, situation. Helen Clark is still Prime Minister until John Key is sworn in but I am not sure you could consider John Key to still be the Leader of the Opposition. Phil Goff is the new Labour leader and will indisputably be leader of the opposition once John Key becomes Prime Minister. However Clark as Prime Minister and Phil Goff as leader of the opposition also doesn't seem right. I'd say John Key is still officially the leader of the opposition but the situation is rather deliciously murky. Mattlore ( talk) 05:27, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
Mattlore I didn't understand your edit summary. What was it that didn't work before your fix? Schwede 66 18:36, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
instead of:
(if that makes sense...) This was on IE, I didn't check any other browsers so perhaps that was the problem. The same code I used has been used for Helen Clark in opposition, so someone else must have experienced it before as well. Mattlore ( talk) 19:51, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
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I have found numerous sources stating that the title is His/Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] DDMS123 ( talk) 08:32, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
Copying my reply from my talk page.
Kia ora,
Earlier today I restructured a line that softly implied Chris Luxon was still LOTO, so that it read as follows (changed line bold, rest of paragraph for context):
Typically the leader is elected by his or her party according to its rules. A new leader may be elected when the incumbent dies, resigns, or is challenged for the leadership. The most recent election occurred on 30 November 2021, with Christopher Luxon being elected leader of the New Zealand National Party and thus leader of the Opposition.
I'm not the greatest fan of this wording, it still softly implies Luxon is LOTO instead of PM. Hipkins did not become LOTO when his predecessor died, resigned, or was challenged, he lost an election. Is there a clearer wording? I am thinking of adding
Typically the leader is elected by his or her party according to its rules. A new leader may be elected when the incumbent dies, resigns,
oris challenged for the leadership, or becomes Prime Minister. The most recent direct election (where the incumbent had not become Prime Minister) occurred on 30 November 2021, with Christopher Luxon being elected leader of the New Zealand National Party and thus leader of the Opposition.
But I don't know if that's clunkier or not. MrSeabody ( talk) 01:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)