Labour has published its party list for the next election. Just Left has some commentary here, which focuses on the new faces. Meanwhile, I've been comparing it to their 2002 list. There's some obvious big winners: Ashraf Choudray has been elevated 15 places, and the Maori Caucus has generally done well. Big losers include Lianne Dalziel (dropping 12 places for dishonesty over a guinea pig), Mark Gosche (dropping 19 places for doing nothing much), Georgina Beyer (who publicaly wibled over the foreshore) and Nanaia Mahuta, who has disappeared entirely.
Here's a list showing the top 42 candidates and their relative placements with last time.
| 2005 Rank | Name | 2002 Rank | Difference |
| 1 | Rt. Hon Helen Clark | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Hon Michael Cullen | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Hon Margaret Wilson | 9 | +6 |
| 4 | Hon Steve Maharey | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Hon Parekura Horomia | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Hon Phil Goff | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Hon Annette King | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Hon Trevor Mallard | 12 | +4 |
| 9 | Hon Marian Hobbs | 17 | +8 |
| 10 | Hon Dover Samuels | 11 | +1 |
| 11 | Hon Jim Sutton | 8 | -3 |
| 12 | Hon Pete Hodgson | 13 | +1 |
| 13 | Hon Taito Phillip Field | -- | -- |
| 14 | Hon Ruth Dyson | 22 | +8 |
| 15 | Hon Mita Ririnui | 32 | +17 |
| 16 | Hon Mark Burton | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Hon Paul Swain | 18 | +1 |
| 18 | Hon Judith Tizard | 21 | +3 |
| 19 | Hon Chris Carter | 25 | +6 |
| 20 | Luamanuvao Winnie Laban | 20 | 0 |
| 21 | Hon Rick Barker | 24 | +3 |
| 22 | Mahara Okeroa | 33 | +11 |
| 23 | Hon David Benson-Pope | 36 | +13 |
| 24 | Jill Pettis | 27 | +3 |
| 25 | Ashraf Choudhary | 40 | +15 |
| 26 | Lianne Dalziel | 14 | -12 |
| 27 | Shane Jones | -- | -- |
| 28 | Dianne Yates | 29 | +1 |
| 29 | Hon Mark Gosche | 10 | -19 |
| 30 | Ann Hartley | 35 | +5 |
| 31 | Hon David Cunliffe | 37 | +6 |
| 32 | Martin Gallagher | 31 | -1 |
| 33 | Steve Chadwick | 34 | +1 |
| 34 | Darren Hughes | 51 | +17 |
| 35 | Georgina Beyer | 23 | -12 |
| 36 | Maryan Street | -- | -- |
| 37 | David Parker | 47 | +10 |
| 38 | Russell Fairbrother | -- | -- |
| 39 | Dave Hereora | 38 | -1 |
| 40 | Lynne Pillay | 39 | -1 |
| 41 | Moana Mackey | 41 | 0 |
| 42 | Steven Ching | 56 | +14 |
One other thing that is very noticable is that this is a very multicultural list; it looks like New Zealand. It will be interesting comparing it with National's, given that party's seeming desire to eject or demote anyone who isn't a dead white male or a sufficiently submissive servant thereof...
Update: Fixed title. It's really embarassing when your browser suddently steals the focus and you don't notice.
Nanaia Mahuta, along with JT, opted not to be on the list.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot to mention that Hawkins rejected his list placing for being too low.
From what I've heard, Beyer's placing had nothing to do with 'wibling' over the F&S Bill and everything to do with her triennial (and very public) 'wibling' about whether she wants to be in Parliament at all.
ReplyDeleteAs for Ashraf... Well, diversity is a good thing but as one Labour member said to me a while back, "Ashraf's only achievement is his inability to make up his mind.' The abstention on the Prostitution Reform Bill went down like the proverbial bucket of cold sick with the Labour left/