The Labour list

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	--	--