Monday, June 8, 2026

Labour unveils election line-up

Labour election 2026 list
Image – labour.org.nz.

Labour has released its candidate list for the November election, featuring 30 new names from sectors including policing, law, unions, local government, and community organisations.

Party leader Chris Hipkins said the ranking process was “highly competitive”, highlighting the breadth of experience and academic achievement among candidates.

Notable movers include Cushla Tangaere-Manuel, Vanushi Walters, and Rachel Brooking, who all climbed the rankings, while Camilla Belich and Deborah Russell slipped down the list.

New entrants expected to feature prominently include police superintendent Rakesh Naidoo, union leader Chris Flatt, Waitangi Tribunal member Kingi Kiriona, climate activist Sophie Handford, and lawyer Max Harris.

List:

  1. Chris Hipkins
  2. Carmel Sepuloni
  3. Barbara Edmonds
  4. Willie Jackson
  5. Megan Woods
  6. Ayesha Verrall
  7. Willow-Jean Prime
  8. Vanushi Walters
  9. Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
  10. Kieran McAnulty
  11. Rachel Brooking
  12. Ginny Andersen
  13. Rakesh Naidoo
  14. Tangi Utikere
  15. Jan Tinetti
  16. Damien O’Connor
  17. Jo Luxton
  18. Priyanca Radhakrishnan
  19. Shanan Halbert
  20. Chris Flatt
  21. Reuben Davidson
  22. Kingi Kiriona
  23. Camilla Belich
  24. Jenny Salesa
  25. Glen Bennett
  26. Sophie Handford
  27. Deborah Russell
  28. Tracey McLellan
  29. Max Harris
  30. Warrick Cleine
  31. Ibrahim Omer
  32. Anae Neru Leavasa
  33. Georgie Dansey
  34. Te Pūoho Kātene
  35. Naisi Chen
  36. Dan Rosewarne
  37. Rachel Boyack
  38. Helen White
  39. Ingrid Leary
  40. Phil Twyford
  41. Arena Williams
  42. Lemauga Lydia Sosene
  43. Kerrin Leoni
  44. Toni Boynton
  45. Hannah Pia Baral
  46. Angela Roberts
  47. Estefania Muller-Palarés
  48. Anahila Kanongata’a
  49. Gary Payinda
  50. Alex Hedley
  51. Craig Renney
  52. George Hampton
  53. Dominik Yanzick
  54. Rory Paterson
  55. Ashleigh Latimer
  56. Rata Jamieson
  57. Naresh Perinpanayagam
  58. Peter McDonald
  59. Amanda Clinton-Gohdes
  60. Myra Williamson
  61. Kharag Singh
  62. Janice Lee
  63. Sam Collins
  64. Sange Malama
  65. Rhieve Grey
  66. Karl Severinsen
  67. Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa
  68. Fisher Wang
  69. Brendan McEnroe
  70. Campbell Matthews
  71. David Pattemore
  72. Nathaniel Howe

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Living next door to an olympic sized swimming pool full of sloshing human excrement would be more pleasant than having that list of serpents anywhere near you

  2. Sophie Hanfords claim to fame is that she was the deciding vote on the Kapiti coast to raise rates 17%!
    She went from high school to uni to council and hasn’t worked for anything other than tax/ratepayer funded jobs in her life yet.

    Also add in there that she wonders why people don’t listen to her and thinks young women should be listened to more often. (And counts Jacinda ardern as her hero).

    Seriously these people are unfit and unqualified to hold public office.

  3. If we had media reporting on the purposefully hidden risks of comirnaty to youth, before the 2 shots for summer campaign they would be lucky to win 15 seats

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