2013 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election
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The 2013 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election was held on 15 September 2013 to choose the fourteenth Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. The election was won by David Cunliffe.
It followed the resignation of leader David Shearer on 22 August 2013. Nominations closed on 26 August 2013.[2]
It was the first leadership election the Party conducted using new party rules agreed in 2012 that allow party members to vote. The Labour Party election rules state that the vote is split among the party's caucus, party members and party affiliates (unions) in a 40/40/20 split.[2] It was also the first time a Labour leadership contest had been contested by more than two participants since 1940.
Background
On 22 August 2013 Shearer announced his resignation as party leader, explaining, "My sense is I no longer have the full confidence of many of my caucus colleagues".[3][4]
Candidates
Deputy leader Grant Robertson declared he would contest the leadership on 25 August.[5] Former union leader Andrew Little announced he would not contest the leadership vote on the same day.[6] Robertson was nominated by Megan Woods and Jacinda Ardern.[7]
List MP Shane Jones declared he would contest the leadership on 26 August.[8] At a news conference later that day, MP for New Lynn David Cunliffe, declared he would contest the leadership as well.[9] Cunliffe previously stood for the leadership at the 2011 leadership election, and lost to David Shearer and Grant Robertson.
Opinion polls
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Campaign
The first televised debate was held between the candidates on
Result
Overall
Candidate | Caucus (40%) | Members (40%) | Unions (20%) | Total (%) | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
David Cunliffe | 11 | 32.35 | 3,243 | 60.14 | 70.77 | 51.15 |
Grant Robertson | 16 | 47.06 | 1,440 | 26.71 | 17.30 | 32.97 |
Shane Jones | 7 | 20.59 | 709 | 13.15 | 11.92 | 15.88 |
Total | 34 | 100 | 5,392 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Unions
Members of the Service & Food Workers Union directly voted in the election, while union delegates voted in the other five unions.[15]
Candidate | Dairy Workers Union | Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union | Maritime Union | Meat Workers Union | Rail & Maritime Transport Union | Service & Food Workers Union | Total (%) | ||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
David Cunliffe | 33 | 84.62 | 35 | 71.43 | 15 | 93.75 | 22 | 75.86 | 18 | 78.26 | 254 | 51.11 | 70.77 |
Grant Robertson | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 22.86 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3.45 | 3 | 13.04 | 177 | 35.61 | 17.30 |
Shane Jones | 6 | 15.38 | 2 | 5.71 | 1 | 6.25 | 6 | 20.69 | 2 | 8.70 | 66 | 13.28 | 11.92 |
Total | 39 | 100 | 35 | 100 | 16 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 497 | 100 | 100 |
References
- Fairfax New Zealand). Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ APN News & Media. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ Watkins, Tracy; Small, Vernon; Fox, Michael (22 August 2013). "David Shearer quits as Labour leader". Fairfax New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Trevett, Claire (22 August 2013). "Labour leader David Shearer steps down". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- APN News & Media. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- 3 News. MediaWorks New Zealand. 25 August 2013. Archived from the originalon 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- APN News & Media. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Shane Jones joins Labour leadership race". 26 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- Television New Zealand. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- One News. TVNZ. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- APN News & Media. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Labour leadership campaign you're paying for". 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "New Labour leader is David Cunliffe" (Press release). New Zealand Labour Party. Scoop. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ a b Rutherford, Hamish (26 September 2014). "Does Grant Robertson have the numbers?". Stuff. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.