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Third Parties
Legally, a Third Party is that which commands the third largest number of the seats in the House of Assembly. Third parties are not larges enough to form governments, or be considered as the main opposition party. Despite this, third parties have held considerable sway over the years and have from time to time, participated in governments via coalition agreements.
| Third Parties in New England | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Party | Leaders | Seats | Status Began | Status Ended | |
| 1 | Labour Party | Helen Adams | 3/ | 1 October 2012 | 16 March 2016 | |
| Ivan Nelson | 11/ | 16 March 2016 | 2 March 2019 | |||
| 2 | Social Democrats | Alex Fendalton | 8/ | 2 March 2019 | 2 March 2024 | |
| 3 | Labour Party | Alex McDowell | / | 2 March 2024 | 1 July 2025 | |
| 4 | Country Democratic Party | Timothy Dent | 1 July 2025 | |||
| Allan Smith | 1 July 2027 | |||||
| 5 | New England Alliance | Allan Smith | 1 July 2027 | 4 June 2035 | ||
| Caitlin Fox | 4 June 2035 | 16 March 2041 | ||||
| Peter Lloyd | 16 March 2041 | 22 December 2048 | ||||
| Scott Rogers | 24/103 | 22 December 2048 | Incumbent | |||
