High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Alliance, in New Zealand politics, is a left- wing political party. The party is currently outside parliament, but has previously been a significant presence there. It suffered a major setback after Jim Anderton, the party's leader, left the party in 2002, taking several of the party's MPs. After the remaining MPs lost their seats in the 2002 election, some commentators predicted the demise of the party but it stood candidates in the 2005 election. The Alliance contested Auckland City Council elections under the City Vision banner, in concert with the NZ Labour Party and Green Party. The Alliance ran 15 electorate candidates and a total of 30 candidates on the party list in the 2008 election, increasing its party vote from 2005.