Metro on Auckland MPs
A month or so ago, Metro Magazine got five (unnamed) press gallery members to rank the Auckland MPs. They now have a blog, so the article is now online.
Now I actually disagree with a fair few of their rankings (esp their love affair with the minor party MPs), but for those interested, here are their rankings:
- Helen Clark 8.5
- Phil Goff 8.2
- Sue Bradford 8.0
- John Key 7.8
- David Cunliffe 7.0
- Hone Harawira 6.8
- Pita Sharples 6.8
- Keith Locke 6.4
- Chris Carter 6.0
- Murray McCully 5.8
- Maryan Street 5.8
- Judith Collins 5.6
- Jackie Blue 5.2
- Nanaia Mahuta 5.2
- Jonathan Coleman 5.0
- Paula Bennett 4.6
- Tau Henare 4.6
- Mark Gosche 4.2
- Paul Hutchison 4.2
- Ross Robertson 4.2
- Lockwood Smith 4.0
- Pansy Wong 4.0
- Wayne Mapp 3.8
- Maurice Williamson 3.8
- Rodney Hide 3.6
- Clem Simich 3.6
- George Hawkins 3.2
- Lynne Pillay 3.0
- Richard Worth 3.0
- Darien Fenton 2.6
- Ann Hartley 2.4
- Allan Peachey 2.3
- Dave Heroera 1.7
- Ashraf Choudary 1.3
- Judith Tizard 1.0
- Taito Philip Field 0.6
The means and median scores are:
- Labour, 4.1 mean, 3.7 median
- National 4.5 mean, 4.2 median
- Third Parties 6.3 mean, 6.8 median
As I said, I don’t agree with a fair number of the ratings. Rodney Hide below Ross Robertson is just insane, for example.