लेबर पार्टीले सार्वजनिक गर्‍यो २०२६ निर्वाचनका लागि उम्मेदवार सूची, ३० नयाँ अनुहार

न्युजिल्याण्डको लेबर पार्टीले आगामी नोभेम्बरमा हुने आम निर्वाचनका लागि आफ्नो उम्मेदवार सूची सार्वजनिक गरेको छ। पार्टीले ७२ जनाको सूचीमा ३० जना नयाँ उम्मेदवार समावेश गरेको जनाएको छ।

पार्टी अध्यक्ष जिल डेले सूचीमा समावेश उम्मेदवारहरूको विविधता र क्षमताप्रति गर्व व्यक्त गर्दै यो सूचीले सम्पूर्ण न्युजिल्याण्डको प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने बताएकी छन्।

लेबर नेता क्रिस हिप्किन्सले सूची तयार पार्न निकै चुनौतीपूर्ण रहेको उल्लेख गर्दै पार्टीमा व्यवसाय, कृषि, सामुदायिक क्षेत्र तथा सार्वजनिक सेवाबाट आएका अनुभवी व्यक्तिहरू रहेको बताए। उनले आगामी निर्वाचनपछि कम्तीमा १० जना नयाँ सांसद संसदमा प्रवेश गर्ने अपेक्षा रहेको पनि बताए।

Labour’s 2026 list:

1. Chris Hipkins

2. Carmel Sepuloni

3. Barbara Edmonds

4. Willie Jackson (up from 5)

5. Megan Woods (down from 4)

6. Ayesha Verrall

7. Willow-Jean Prime (up from 8)

8. Vanushi Walters (up from 12)

9. Cushla Tangaere-Manuel (up from 20)

10. Kieran McAnulty (down from 7)

11. Rachel Brooking (up from 17)

12. Ginny Andersen (down from 9)

13. Rakesh Naidoo – new candidate

14. Tangi Utikere (down from 11)

15. Jan Tinetti (down from 10)

16. Damien O’Connor (up from 18)

17. Jo Luxton (down from 15)

18. Priyanca Radhakrishnan (down from 14)

19. Shanan Halbert (up from 28)

20. Chris Flatt – new candidate

21. Reuben Davidson (down from 13)

22. Kingi Kiriona – new candidate

23. Camilla Belich (down from 19)

24. Jenny Salesa (down from 23)

25. Glen Bennett (down from 21)

26. Sophie Handford – new candidate

27. Deborah Russell (down from 16)

28. Tracey McLellan (down from 22)

29. Max Harris – new candidate

30. Warrick Cleine – new candidate

31. Ibrahim Omer – returning candidate, lost Wellington central listed at 37th in 2023

32. Anae Neru Leavasa – returning candidate, lost Takanini listed at 48th in 2023

33. Georgie Dansey (down from 32)

34. Te Pūoho Kātene – new candidate

35. Naisi Chen – returning list candidate, listed at 33 in 2023

36. Dan Rosewarne (down from 31)

37. Rachel Boyack (down from 27)

38. Helen White (down from 30)

39. Ingrid Leary (down from 31)

40. Phil Twyford (down from 25)

41. Arena Williams (down from 24)

42. Lemauga Lydia Sosene (down from 31)

43. Kerrin Leoni – new candidate

44. Toni Boynton – returning candidate, lost Waiariki listed at 39th in 2023

45. Hannah Pia Baral – new candidate

46. Angela Roberts – returning candidate, lost Taranaki-King Country listed at 35th in 2023

47. Estefania Muller-Palarés – returning candidate, lost Whangaparaoa listed at 55th in 2023

48. Anahila Kanongata’a – returning candidate, lost Papakura listed at 34th in 2023

49. Gary Payinda – new candidate

50. Alex Hedley – new candidate

51. Craig Renney – new candidate

52. George Hampton – returning candidate, lost North Shore listed at 41st in 2023

53. Dominik Yanzick – new candidate

54. Rory Paterson – new candidate

55. Ashleigh Latimer – new candidate

56. Rata Jamieson – new candidate

57. Naresh Perinpanayagam – new candidate

58. Peter McDonald – new candidate

59. Amanda Clinton-Gohdes – new candidate

60. Myra Williamson – returning candidate, lost Hamilton West listed at 62nd in 2023

61. Kharag Singh – returning candidate, lost Botany listed at 66th in 2023

62. Janice Lee – new candidate

63. Sam Collins – new candidate

64. Sange Malama – new candidate

65. Rhieve Grey – new candidate

66. Karl Severinsen – new candidate

67. Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa – new candidate

68. Fisher Wang – new candidate

69. Brendan McEnroe – new candidate

70. Campbell Matthews – new candidate

71. David Pattemore – new candidate

72. Nathaniel Howe – new candidate