2008 Election
In the 2008 election the ACT won a little under four percent of all votes cast and was awarded five seats in parliament and making it the fourth largest party. Hide also did well in Epsom, and was re-elected with about 55 percent of the electorate votewith nearly triple the votes of the second candidate. The National Party won the most seats and formed a minority government with the support of ACT, the Maori Party and United Future. Hide was appointed as a Minister outside Cabinet and was appointed to the office of the Minister of Local Government, Minister for Regulatory Reform and Associate Minister of Commerce.
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