Labour released its party list today, and it goes all the way to 84 - enough candidates for 70% of the vote (or a lot of mid-term replacements). There are a couple of high profile demotions, though the list spots are still more than winnable, so that's really just stabbing those MPs in their vanity. There's also a lot of people being downranked in the midlist, a decision forced by Labour's Māori MP's suddenly deciding they have competition again. but the lowest-ranked incumbent is at spot 49, so it looks like they're in no danger unless Labour's polling collapses to less than 40%. Meanwhile, one name is conspicuous by its absence: Ōhāriu MP and former Police Association spokesperson Greg O'Connor. I'm not sure if this is because he has chosen to go electorate only, because he is planning a shock retirement-announcement, or whether the Labour Party realised that in the current climate, sticking an advocate of an armed police force on the list was toxic. But whatever, his absence is welcome. And if he is competing in Ōhāriu, I hope the voters throw him out on his arse so his toxic voice for violence is gone forever.
I've done the usual table showing who's up and who's down, though I stopped at 60, because what a) nobody knows who those people are; and b) no-one wins 50% of the vote anyway.
| 2020 Rank | Name | 2017 Rank | Difference |
| 1 | Jacinda Ardern | 1 | -- |
| 2 | Kelvin Davis | 2 | -- |
| 3 | Grant Robertson | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Phil Twyford | 5 | +1 |
| 5 | Megan Woods | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Chris Hipkins | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | Andrew Little | 3 | -4 |
| 8 | Carmel Sepuloni | 8 | -- |
| 9 | David Parker | 9 | +1 |
| 10 | Nanaia Mahuta | -- | -- |
| 11 | Trevor Mallard | 33 | +22 |
| 12 | Stuart Nash | 11 | -1 |
| 13 | Iain Lees-Galloway | 14 | -1 |
| 14 | Jenny Salesa | 19 | +5 |
| 15 | Damien O'Connor | 18 | +3 |
| 16 | Kris Faafoi | 20 | +4 |
| 17 | David Clark | 9 | -8 |
| 18 | Ayesha Verrall | -- | -- |
| 19 | Peeni Henare | -- | -- |
| 20 | Willie Jackson | 22 | +2 |
| 21 | Aupito William Sio | 16 | -5 |
| 22 | Poto Williams | 25 | +3 |
| 23 | Vanushi Walters | -- | -- |
| 24 | Michael Wood | 27 | +3 |
| 25 | Adrian Rurawhe | -- | -- |
| 26 | Raymond Huo | 13 | -13 |
| 27 | Kiri Allan | 21 | -6 |
| 28 | Kieran McAnulty | 38 | +10 |
| 29 | Louisa Wall | 26 | -3 |
| 30 | Meka Whaitiri | -- | -- |
| 31 | Rino Tirikatene | -- | -- |
| 32 | Camilla Belich | -- | -- |
| 33 | Priyanca Radhakrishnan | 12 | -21 |
| 34 | Jan Tinetti | 15 | -19 |
| 35 | Deborah Russell | 30 | -5 |
| 36 | Marja Lubeck | 32 | -4 |
| 37 | Angie Warren-Clark | 39 | +2 |
| 38 | Willow-Jean Prime | 17 | -21 |
| 39 | Tamati Coffey | 35 | -4 |
| 40 | Naisi Chen | 50 | +10 |
| 41 | Jo Luxton | 29 | -12 |
| 42 | Jamie Strange | 36 | -6 |
| 43 | Liz Craig | 31 | -12 |
| 44 | Ibrahim Omer | -- | -- |
| 45 | Duncan Webb | 43 | -2 |
| 46 | Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki | 37 | -9 |
| 47 | Ginny Andersen | 28 | -19 |
| 48 | Rachel Brooking | -- | -- |
| 49 | Paul Eagle | 34 | -15 |
| 50 | Helen White | 40 | -10 |
| 51 | Barbara Edmonds | -- | -- |
| 52 | Angela Roberts | -- | -- |
| 53 | Shanan Halbert | 51 | -2 |
| 54 | Neru Leavasa | -- | -- |
| 55 | Tracey McLellan | -- | -- |
| 56 | Lemauga Lydia Sosene | 44 | -12 |
| 57 | Steph Lewis | -- | -- |
| 58 | Dan Rosewarne | -- | -- |
| 59 | Rachel Boyack | 48 | -11 |
| 60 | Arena Williams | -- | -- |
