Wigram Woods

The Press reports:

The woman put up a strong challenge for the mayoralty three years ago is Labour's pick for the Wigram seat, either in a by-election or next year's general election.

Megan will be the next Labour MP for Wigram. Little doubt of that.

But would caution from applying labels which are not that accurate.

In 2007 Woods only got 32% of the vote in the Mayoral election, despite being the centre candidate in a fairly leftish city. Parker got 45% and Jo Giles (former ACT) got 14%.

A member of the Spreaydon-Heathcote community board between 2004 and 2007, she put up a strong challenge for the Christchurch mayoralty that year, polling 34,000 votes, about 10,000 less than Parker.

She polled 32,821 votes and it was not about 10,000 less than Parker – it was about 14,000 less.