Opportunity Party (New Zealand)

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The Opportunity Party, formerly known as the Opportunities Party (TOP), is a centrist political party in New Zealand. It was founded in 2016 by economist and philanthropist Gareth Morgan. The party is based on the idea of evidence-based policy and being located in the political centre. It has contested three elections, and has not won any seats in parliament. The party received 2.4% of the party vote in the 2017 general election (after which Morgan resigned from the leadership), then 1.5% in the 2020 general election. It won an elected office for the first time in the 2022 local elections, with one member elected to the Featherston Community Board in the South Wairarapa District. It received 2.2% of the party vote in the 2023 general election, after which party leader Raf Manji stepped down. In November 2025, businesswoman Qiulae Wong was announced as the party's new leader after a period of searching, and the party was rebranded to the Opportunity Party with a set of updated policy priorities.

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