Labour Party Activities
Williams initially started working for the Labour Party as an education officer but rapidly moved into fundraising where he instigated a number of new practices:
- - A pledge system, whereby supporters agreed to pay a regular amount using the then-new automatic bank transfer system;
- - Sending out requests for donations to the party membership, enclosing pre-paid reply envelopes;
- - Visiting businesses to solicit donations;
- - Systematic canvassing and direct-mailing.
These activities helped the party to achieve a landslide victory in 1984. After the election, Williams joined the Australian Labor Party in Canberra but had returned to New Zealand within a year.
Williams was appointed as Campaign Manager for the 1999 election which was won by the Labour Party. After the election he was appointed as Party President.
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