ACT announce election list - minus number three

Act leader Don Brash is not currently in a position to confirm the number three spot. Photo / Mark Mitchell

The Act Party has today announced their list for November's general election but with a name missing from the number three spot.

ACT leader Don Brash, who rolled former leader Rodney Hide in April, takes the number one spot and ACT's current parliamentary leader, John Boscawen, takes the number two spot.

However, the number three spot has been left blank.

It has been rumoured that Hong Kong-based corporate lawyer Cathy Odgers - known as blogger "Cactus Kate" - will stand for the party and it is possible the spot is being held for her.

Dr Brash said the number three position was being held "for someone who has the unanimous support of the board, and has strong credentials for the role, but is not currently in a position to confirm availability".

He confirmed the person was not a current MP.

Current Act MP Hilary Calvert, who switched sides to allow Dr Brash to roll Rodney Hide as leader, does not appear on the list.

The list:

1 Dr Don Brash

2 John Boscawen

3

4 Don Nicolson

5 Hon John Banks

6 David Seymour

7 Chris Simmons

8 Stephen Whittington

9 Kath McCabe

10 Robyn Stent

11 John Thompson

12 John Ormond

13 Lyn Murphy

14 Kevin Moratti

15 Robin Grieve

16 Pratima Nand

17 Dominic Costello

18 Toni Severen

19 Richard Evans

20 Ian Cummings

21 Gareth Veale

22 Toby Hutton

23 Dan Stratton

24 Robert Burnside

25 Hayden Fitzgerald

26 Alex Spiers

27 Peter McCaffrey

- NZPA