National Party 1996 Leadership Election

The National Party 1996 Leadership Election lead Justin McCoy to be re-elected Minority leader of Parliament and leader of the national party for the upcoming elections.

Justin McCoy
Justin McCoy was re-elected leader of the national party because he had been able to wedge the parties slipping numbers and keep them fairly leveled in the polls. Had it not been for Justin, the party would have most likely died in 1994.

Other Candidates
Two other minor candidates in the party stood to run against Justin, but neither came close to succeding with Justin taking most of the votes on the first ballot.