Who have the parties selected in seats they currently hold?
I thought it would be interesting to look at who has been selected as new candidates by political parties in seats they currently hold. The selections are:
National
- Bay of Plenty – Todd Muller, former Fonterra Group Director, Apata Chief Executive and Zespri General Manager
- Clutha-Southland – Todd Barclay, former ministerial staffer and Corporate Affairs Manager for Philip Morris
- Hunua – Andrew Bayly, charted accountant, merchant banker, company chair, former British Parachute regiment, dragged a sled to the South Pole
- Invercargill – Sarah Dowie, lawyer, former DOC manager, deputy chair of a conservation trust
- Kaikoura – Stuart Smith, wine grower, former Chair NZ Winegrowers, Chair of an irrigation scheme
- Napier – Wayne Walford, CEO HB Chamber of Commerce and previously Waikato Chamber of Commerce
- Taranaki-King County – Barbara Kuriger, farmer, 2012 Dairy Woman of the Year, Director of DairyNZ
- Waimakariri – Matthew Doocey, Canterbury DHB Manager, Healthcare manager
- Wairarapa – Alastair Scott, wine maker, Chairman of a cage free egg farm, Irrigation trustee, Transpower director, charity trustee
- Whangarei – Shane Reti, medical practitioner, Harkness Fellowship to Harvard, Northland DHB member
Labour
- Kelston – Carmel Sepuloni, CEO of a Pacific NGO supporting diabled and elderly, forrmer teacher
- Manukau East – Jenny Salesa, policy analyst, Chair of a Tongan Youth Trust
Maori Party
- Tamaki Makaurau – Rangi McLean, winner NZ Maori Business Award, public health adviser,
- Te Tai Hauauru – Chris McKenzie, former ministerial staffer, treaty negotiator, education manager, teacher
ACT
- Epsom – David Seymour, former think tank staffer, ministerial staffer
The 10 new National Electorate MPs (if they retain the seats) are a good variety of business, health, law, conservation and agriculture in my opinion.