List of Leaders of the Opposition

This is a list of Leaders of the Opposition. The Leader of the Opposition in New Ingrea is a Member of the House of Assembly. The position is held by the leader of the party not in government that has the most seats in the Assembly. When in parliament, the Leader of the Opposition sits directly opposite the Prime Minister. The current Leader of the Opposition is Kristine Dawkins, the Leader of the National Party.

#	Name (Birth–Death) Electoral district	Party affiliation		In office	Duration	Prime Minister
1	Thomas Reade (14 June 1855 – 27 October 1932) MHA for Kingsbury		Liberal Party	28 March 1890 - 7 May 1894	4 years, 1 month, 9 days		Jonas Willard
2	Jonas Willard (19 February 1841 – 20 May 1920) MHA for East Riding of Centralia		Conservative Party	7 May 1894 - 5 April 1897	2 years, 10 months, 29 days		Thomas Reade
(1)	Thomas Reade (14 June 1855 – 27 October 1932) MHA for Kingsbury		Liberal Party	5 April 1897 - 11 May 1903	6 years, 1 month, 6 days		Jonas Willard
(2)	Jonas Willard (19 February 1841 – 20 May 1920) MHA for East Riding of Centralia		Conservative Party	11 May - 28 July 1903	2 months, 17 days		Thomas Reade
3	Cyril Percy ()		Conservative Party	28 July 1903 - 22 August 1911	8 years, 25 days
							Vincent Churchwell
							Henry Chaytor
4	Henry Chaytor ()		Liberal Party				Robert Stratton
5	Leonard Rollins ()		Anti-War Liberal
6	Joseph Williams ()		Liberal Party
7	Robert Stratton (24 September 1868 – 2 June 1944)		Conservative Party				Joseph Williams
8	Arthur Cooke ()		Conservative Party
							William Burdett
9	Donald Burleigh (2 May 1879 - 4 September 1971) MHA for Codrington		Country Party
10	Gordon Roper ()		Labour Party				Donald Burleigh
11	Peter Sims (26 January 1900 – 29 April 1964)		Labour Party
							Peter Wright
12	Peter Wright (6 June 1889 - 30 October 1973) MHA for Rock Abbey		National Party				Peter Sims
13	Rob Kettering (27 March 1903 – 31 August 1994)		National Party
14	Jonathon Braddock (16 January 1919 - 19 March 2006) MHA for Stanhill		Liberal Party				Rob Kettering
			Democratic Party
							Tony Hendon
15	Tony Hendon (7 December 1908 – 1 June 1999)		National Party	10 April 1961 -			Jonathon Braddock
16	John Collier ()		National Party
17	Jacob Meyer (16 November 1922 - 19 May 2011)		National Party
							Jason Olsen
18	Michael Pearson (23 January 1916 - 4 May 2000) MHA for Hackside		Democratic Party	27 July 1975 -			Jacob Meyer
19	Antonia Davidson (Born 27 May 1928) MHA for Philipstown		Democratic Party	- 27 April 1981
20	Philip Corbett (22 March 1924 – 3 August 1984) MHA for Layton		National Party	27 April 1981 - 12 March 1984			Antonia Davidson
(19)	Antonia Davidson (Born 27 May 1928) MHA for Philipstown West		Democratic Party	12 March 1984 - 21 November 1986	2 years, 8 months, 9 days		Phillip Corbett
							Cassandra Yee
							Yvonne Gates
21	Jenny Petersen (Born 8 March 1942)		National Party	24 November 1986 - 15 May 1987			Antonia Davidson
22	John Tudor (Born 31 July 1940) MHA for Shepton East		National Party	15 May 1987 - 16 March 1992
23	Una Clements ()		Democratic Party				John Tudor
24	Bill Howlett (Born 6 September 1951) MHA for Stanhill		Democratic Party
25	Jim Goodwin (Born 1 December 1947) MHA for Badminton		National Party	13 March 2000 - 15 March 2004	4 years, 2 days		Bill Howlett
26	Matthew Jones (Born 4 June 1951) MHA for Woolcaster		Democratic Party	15 March 2004 - 13 March 2012	7 years, 11 months, 27 days		Jim Goodwin
27	Kristine Dawkins (Born 6 December 1961) MHA for Uxbridge East—Te Waiatawai		National Party	17 March 2012 - Present	Incumbent		Matthew Jones