Yesterday most media attention was on the leak of Winston Peters’ superannuation overpayment, but they also released their full party list.
The top 20:
- Rt Hon Winston Peters
- Ron Mark
- Tracey Martin
- Fletcher Tabuteau
- Darroch Ball
- Clayton Mitchell
- Mark Patterson
- Shane Jones
- Jenny Marcroft
- Mahesh Bindra
- Pita Paraone
- Ria Bond
- Denis O’Rourke
- David Wilson
- Richard Prosser
- Jon Reeves
- Stu Husband
- Andy Foster
- Melanie Mark-Shadbolt
- Helen Peterson
NZ First currently have 12 MPs. They got 8.66% party vote in the 2014 election.
Key points:
- 3 newcomers placed ahead of sitting MPs
- Shane Jones at 8 (requires NZ First vote of about about 6%)
- Pita Paraone drops 3 places after stepping aside for Jones in Whangarei
- Richard Prosser drops from 3 to 15
- Denis O’Rourke drops from 7 to 13
- 1 female in the top 8, 3 in the top 15
Barbara Stewart, currently NZ First Whip, is not standing again.
Full NZ First list
Details: Our People (does not include non-MP candidates)
Tipene
/ 30th August 2017I’m puzzled by the decision to replace experienced MP’s with political rookies.
It must take quite a while for a new MP to come up to speed, so demoting 3 existing MP’s must come at a cost regarding loss of institutional knowledge, surely?
Paraone makes way for the apparent good of the Party, and the reward for his loyalty is demotion?
(Shakes head resignedly).
PDB
/ 30th August 2017Winston IS the NZ First party so does it really matter who his MP’s are?
Gezza
/ 30th August 2017Nope. They all serve at his pleasure & have no idea what his policies are, whatever is on their website.
Corky
/ 30th August 2017Kitty wont be happy with you using her trademark form of expression: (Shakes head resignedly). Keep the good work up.
Gezza
/ 30th August 2017Au contraire, mon petit choux, she will be honoured by the preservation & spread of this delightful little literary device. (Smiles at Corky’s continued inability to defeat or get under the skin of our Lady of The Books)
Pete George
/ 30th August 2017Zedd
/ 30th August 2017take 2;
i thought ms martin was #2 ?
prosser must have been kicked in his ass for his wogistan comments
PDB
/ 30th August 2017Prosser was likely kicked down the list for this;
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/96066910/if-youve-got-shares-in-contact-get-rid-of-them-now-nz-first