As leader of Parliament's liberal faction, he brought his allies and colleagues into the Liberal Party, New Zealand's first political party, intended to embody the liberal ideas of Stout, Vogel, and Ballance himself.
He brought his allies and colleagues into the Liberal Party. This was as leader of Parliament's liberal faction. This Liberal Party was intended to embody the liberal ideas of Stout, Vogel, and Ballance himself. The Liberal Party was New Zealand's first political party.