The Greens Party List
The Greens have released their party list. No Right Turn has it, along with changes from 2005.
What I thought I would cover is how it varies from the list the hierarchy drew up, and sent to the members. Not a lot of changes (ie most people ranked them in the order supplied) but a few:
- David Clendon up from 11 to 10 (+1)
- Gareth Hughes down from 10 to 11 (-1)
- Mikarere Curtis down from 13 to 16 (-3)
- Quentin Duthie from from 14 to 15 (-1)
- Rick Leckinger down from 15 to 17 (-2)
- Mojo Mathers up from 16 to 13 (+3)
- Jon Carapiet dropped out (was 17)
- Donna Wynd down from 18 to 20 (-2)
- Jeanette Elley up from 19 to 18 (+1)
- Richard Green dropped out (was 20)
- Virginia Horrocks up from 21 to 19
- James Redwood down from 22 to 23 (-1)
- David Hay up from 23 to 21 (+2)
- Diana Mellor up from 25 to 22 (+3)
- Jan McGlachlan up from 26 to 25 (+1)
- Mike Ward up from 27 to 14 (+13)
Mike Ward is the one who has changed most. Obviously the party members think a lot more of him than the hierarchy do. It will be interesting if will will roll over and allow Russel Norman to leapfrog him to become an MP in a few weeks.
On current polling the Greens would get seven MPs. Some months up to nine. So the likely Caucus at this stage is:
- Jeanette Fitzsimons
- Russel Norman
- Sue Bradford
- Metira Turei
- Sue Kedgley
- Keith Locke
- Kevin Hague
- Catherine Delahunty (possible)
- Kennedy Graham (possible)