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Willie Jackson fails to lift ranking on Labour's list

Nicholas Jones
By Nicholas Jones
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1 May, 2017 05:00 PM4 mins to read

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      High-profile broadcaster Willie Jackson has failed to have his ranking on Labour's list improved and is below a group of four new women candidates.

      The first Maori MP on the list is Willow-Jean Prime at number 16 - ahead of Jackson, who has lost out to new women and candidates that will improve Labour's ethnic diversity.

      Jackson was promised a high ranking by leader Andrew Little, who is likely to defend Jackson's placing, given he is effectively the 8th list MP, assuming Labour holds onto its 27 electorates.

      Labour Party general secretary Andrew Kirton tweeted about the list this morning:

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      Former Police Association president Greg O'Connor will need to take Ohariu off United Future leader Peter Dunne to become an MP, after being ranked at 40.

      Labour this morning released its list after a delay caused by Jackson's unhappiness with his placing at 21, which saw him fly to Wellington for a hastily called meeting last night.

      Jackson is behind other new candidates - policy adviser Priyanca Radhakrishnan (11), school principal Jan Tinetti (14), district councillor Prime and commercial lawyer and business consultant Kiri Allan (20).

      Radhakrishnan is standing in Maungakiekie, Tinetti in Tauranga, Prime in Northland and Allan in East Coast. Little isn't contesting an electorate and is number one on the list.

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      David Parker (9) and Raymond Huo (12) are other MPs reliant on the list and will almost certainly return to Parliament after September's election. But veteran MP Trevor Mallard will need Labour to get about 33 per cent of the party vote in order to return to Parliament after being ranked at 32 (effectively the 12th list MP).

      The Hutt South MP chose to step aside and go list-only and is Labour's nomination for Speaker in the next Parliament.

      Mallard's replacement in Hutt South, Ginny Anderson (27) faces a tough job retaining the seat against National's Chris Bishop. Rangitata candidate Jo Luxton (28), Invercargill candidate Liz Craig (30) and Rodney candidate Marja Lubeck (31) are all ranked higher than Mallard.

      Labour has committed to at least 50 per cent of MPs being women, and its ruling council must consider that aim when making the selections.

      The overall percentage of party vote and number of seats won determines how many candidates are elected from a party's list.

      Former policy adviser Radhakrishnan jumps 12 places since the 2014 list and is now almost assured of becoming an MP, whether or not she upsets National candidate and Auckland councillor Denise Lee in Maungakiekie.

      Assuming Labour wins the same 27 electorates it currently holds, if it secures around 30 per cent of the vote newcomers would be Radhakrishnan, Tinetti, Prime, Allan, Jackson and Luxton.

      At closer to 35 per cent of the party vote Craig, Lubeck, Mallard, Tamati Coffey, Jamie Strange and Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki could join them.

      Labour's six MPs in Maori seats have opted to go off the list and stake their re-election on winning their electorate.

      Who's on the list?

      1 Andrew Little

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      2 Jacinda Ardern

      3 Grant Robertson

      4 Phil Twyford

      5 Megan Woods

      6 Chris Hipkins

      7 Carmel Sepuloni

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      8 David Clark

      9 David Parker

      10 Stuart Nash

      11 Priyanca Radhakrishnan

      12 Raymond Huo

      13 Iain Lees-Galloway

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      14 Jan Tinetti

      15 Aupito William Sio

      16 Willow-Jean Prime

      17 Damien O'Connor

      18 Jenny Salesa

      19 Kris Faafoi

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      20 Kiri Allan

      21 Willie Jackson

      22 Clare Curran

      23 Ruth Dyson

      24 Poto Williams

      25 Louisa Wall

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      26 Michael Wood

      27 Ginny Andersen

      28 Jo Luxton

      29 Deborah Russell

      30 Liz Craig

      31 Marja Lubeck

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      32 Trevor Mallard

      33 Paul Eagle

      34 Tamati Coffey

      35 Jamie Strange

      36 Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki

      37 Kieran McAnulty

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      38 Angie Warren-Clark

      39 Helen White

      40 Greg O'Connor

      41 Steph Lewis

      42 Duncan Webb

      43 Lemauga Lydia Sosene

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      44 Janette Walker

      45 Anna Lorck

      46 Romy Udanga

      47 Rachel Boyack

      48 Sarb Johal

      49 Naisi Chen

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      50 Shanan Halbert

      51 Dan Rosewarne

      52 Jin An

      53 Jesse Pabla

      54 Hilary Humphrey

      55 Tony Savage

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      56 Brooke Loader

      57 Ben Sandford

      58 Kurt Taogaga

      59 Heather Warren

      60 Sam McDonald

      61 Cherie Chapman

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      62 Ala' Al-Bustanji

      63 Baljit Kaur

      64 Linsey Higgins

      65 Barry Kirker

      66 Tofik Mamedov

      67 Michelle Lomax

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      68 Nathaniel Blomfield

      69 Gaurav Sharma

      70 Anthony Rimell

      71 Tony Condon

      72 Sarah Packer

      73 Andy Begg

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      74 Corie Haddock

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