Greens want to win Tāmaki Makaurau
Stuff reports:
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson will announce today her intention to run a campaign for a Māori seat in a bid to widen the party’s core support from inner-city professionals, Stuff understands.
The move lays down a serious challenge to the Labour Party, which currently holds all seven Māori electorate seats but is facing a fight from a resurrected Māori Party and now the Greens.
The vote split in Tamaki Makaurau last election was:
- Henare (Lab) 49%
- Taurima (Maori) 29%
- Davidson (Green) 22%
It is hard to see Henare losing the seat unless those who voted for him defect. Tactical voting won’t be enough.