Priyanka Radhakrishnan in winning position
Wellington, May 2, 2017
The Labour Party announced its List of Candidates with ranking for the 2017 Election early this morning.
Priyanca Radhakrishnan, who has been with the Party in various capacities over several years, has secured a winning position, ranked Number 11 on the List. There are three other candidates of Indian origin on the List- Jessie Pabla (at 53) Baljit Kaur (63), and Gaurav Sharma (69).
Building the economy
Ms Radhakrishnan will also be the first South Indian to enter Parliament. Born in Kerala, her parents are now settled down in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. As well as English, she speaks fluent Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil, which will be useful in communicating with the people of her Constituency and others.
“Labour will build a successful, sustainable economy through a focus on investment, revitalising a culture of innovation and by attracting industry to our regions.
We must grow our economy from one that is driven by land, banking and speculation to one that is innovative and is of high-value.
The right kind of capital investment is an essential component to growing a sustainable economy,” she said.
High Calibre Candidates
Nigel Haworth, Labour Party President, said: “The Party’s Moderating Committee met over the weekend to consider a wealth of very high calibre candidates for the Party List. We are delighted to present a list that contains 74 talented candidates and provides further renewal to Labour’s caucus.”
The following is a Statement issued by Party Leader Andrew Little:
I am excited that Labour will take into the General Election a strong caucus supported by a fresh team of candidates who reflect New Zealand’s diversity. I am proud and excited to be leading such a dynamic and capable group of candidates into this year’s election. I have said I wanted a Party List that is as reflective and representative of New Zealand as possible. This is a list that achieves that.
Challenges ahead
We need to fix the housing crisis, rebuild our health system and equip our schools to deliver the education that parents and children deserve. Now we have the candidates in place who I’m confident will do a fantastic job convincing voters Labour has the solutions to build a fairer New Zealand. I cannot wait to hit the campaign trail with them.”
Following is the complete List of the Labour Party candidates in order of their Ranking for the General Election to be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017:
A detailed analysis will appear in our Web Edition and Social Media later today.
Labour Party 2017 Party List
1 Andrew Little 31 Marja Lubeck 61 Cherie Chapman
2 Jacinda Ardern 32 Trevor Mallard 62 Ala’ Al-Bustanji
3 Grant Robertson 33 Paul Eagle 63 Baljit Kaur
4 Phil Twyford 34 Tamati Coffey 64 Linsey Higgins
5 Megan Woods 35 Jamie Strange 65 Barry Kirker
6 Chris Hipkins 36 Anahila Kanongata’a-Suisuiki 66 Tofik Mamedov
7 Carmel Sepuloni 37. Kieran McAnulty 67 Michelle Lomax
8 David Clark 38 Angie Warren-Clark 68 Nathaniel Blomfield
9 David Parker 39 Helen White 69 Gaurav Sharma
10 Stuart Nash 40 Greg O’Connor 70 Anthony Rimell
11 Priyanca Radhakrishnan 41 Steph Lewis 71 Tony Condon
12 Raymond Huo 42 Duncan Webb 72 Sarah Packer
13 Iain Lees-Galloway 43 Lemauga Lydia Sosene 73 Andy Begg
14 Jan Tinetti 44 Janette Walker 74 Corie Haddock
15 Aupito William Sio 45 Anna Lorck
16 Willow-Jean Prime 46 Romy Udanga
17 Damien O’Connor 47 Rachel Boyack
18 Jenny Salesa 48 Sarb Johal
19 Kris Faafoi 49 Naisi Chen
20 Kiri Allan 50 Shanan Halbert
21 Willie Jackson 51 Dan Rosewarne
22 Clare Curran 52 Jin An
23 Ruth Dyson 53 Jesse Pabla
24 Poto Williams 54 Hilary Humphrey
25 Louisa Wall 55 Tony Savage
26 Michael Wood 56 Brooke Loader
27 Ginny Andersen 57 Ben Sandford
28 Jo Luxton 58 Kurt Taogaga
29 Deborah Russell 59 Heather Warren
30 Liz Craig 60 Sam McDonald
Photo Caption: Priyanca Radhakrishnan
