William Wood is congratulated upon his confirmation as National's Palmerston North candidate. The National Party is pitting Feilding teenager William Wood, 17, against Labour's Iain Lees-Galloway, a four-term Member of Parliament, in the Palmerston North electorate at the 2020 general election. Wood got the nod at a National Party conference on Sunday night and, if he were to win, he could become the youngest MP in New Zealand's history by nearly three years. READ MORE:* National Party selects 17-year-old William Wood as Palmerston North candidate for 2020 election* Feilding teenager aspires to be prime ministerMURRAY WILSON/STUFF He can't vote or buy alcohol, but Wood has become one of the youngest election candidates ever. Palmerston North Boys' High School rector David Bovey said Wood was a "champion fella" who had always been intrigued with politics.

Source: Stuff November 27, 2019 02:03 UTC