2017 voters guide for a progressive change of government

If you want to know how to vote in a progressive change of Government, here is the electorate by electorate guide on how to strategically vote. There are two votes. Party vote and Electorate vote.

Party Vote

Best choice: All party votes cast will ensure your vote goes to changing the Government.

• Greens or Labour
  

Risky: These political parties haven't ruled out propping up National and/or unlikely to have a chance of getting political representation.

• NZ First (risky because they are willing to form a government with either National or Labour)
• The Opportunities Party, United Future, Māori, (risky because they are willing to form a government with either National or Labour and are unlikely to reach the 5% threshold to get into parliament)
• Internet Party, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, MANA, Democrats for Social Credit, Ban1080, NZ Outdoors Party (risky because they are unlikely to reach the 5% threshold to get into parliament)

Electorate Candidate Vote

Vote for these candidates in your electorate for the best chance of a progressive change in Government. The following candidates have the best chance of winning their electorates if voters rally behind them. Some candidates will be National candidates, but in those cases the tactic is to end National’s coalition partners.

General Electorates

• Auckland Central: Helen White (Labour)
• Bay of Plenty: Angie Warren-Clark (Labour)
• Botany: Damian Light (United Future)
• Christchurch Central: Duncan Webb (Labour)
• Christchurch East: Poto Williams (Labour)
• Clutha-Southland: Cherie Chapman (Labour)
• Coromandel: Scott Summerfield (Green)
• Dunedin North: Abe Gray (TOP)
• Dunedin South: Clare Curran (Labour)
• East Coast: Kiri Allan (Labour)
• East Coast Bays: Naisi Chen (Labour)
• Epsom: Paul Goldsmith (National)
• Hamilton East: Jamie Strange (Labour)
• Hamilton West: Gaurav Sharma (Labour)
• Helensville: Hayley Holt (Green)
• Hunua: Baljit Kaur (Labour)
• Hutt South: Ginny Andersen (Labour)
  
• Ilam: Raf Manji (Independent)
  
• Invercargill: Liz Craig (Labour)
• Kaikōura: Janette Walker (Labour)
• Kelston: Carmel Sepuloni (Labour)
• Mana: Kris Faafoi (Labour)
• Māngere: William Sio (Labour)
• Manukau East: Jenny Salesa (Labour)
• Manurewa: Louisa Wall (Labour)
• Maungakiekie: Chlöe Swarbrick (Green)
• Mt Albert: Jacinda Ardern (Labour)
• Mt Roskill: Michael Wood (Labour)
• Napier: Stuart Nash (Labour)
• Nelson: Matt Lawrey (Green)
• New Lynn: Deborah Russell (Labour)
• New Plymouth: Corie Haddock (Labour)
• Northcote: Shanan Halbert (Labour)
• Northland: Willow-Jean Prime (Labour)
• North Shore: Matt Isbister (TOP)
• Ōhāriu: Greg O'Connor (Labour)
• Ōtaki: Rob McCann (Labour)
• Pakuranga: Barry Kirker (Labour)
• Palmerston North: Iain Lees-Galloway (Labour)
• Papakura: Jesse Pabla (Labour)
• Port Hills: Ruth Dyson (Labour)
• Rangitata: Jo Luxton (Labour)
• Rangitῑkei: Heather Warren (Labour)
• Rimutaka: Chris Hipkins (Labour)
• Rodney: Brittany Owens (TOP)
• Rongotai: Paul Eagle (Labour)
• Rotorua: Ben Sandford (Labour)
• Selwyn: Chrys Horn (Green)
• Tāmaki: Penny Bright (Independent)
• Taranaki-King Country: Hilary Humphrey (Labour)
• Taupō: Al'a Al-Bustanji (Labour)
• Tauranga: Jan Tinetti (Labour)
• Te Atatū: Phil Twyford (Labour)
• Tukituki: Anna Lorck (Labour)
• Upper Harbour: Jin An (Labour)
• Waikato: Brooke Loader (Labour)
• Waimakariri: Dan Rosewarne (Labour)
• Wairarapa: John Hart (Green)
• Waitaki: Zelie Allan (Labour)
• Wellington Central: Grant Robertson (Labour)
• West Coast-Tasman: Damien O'Connor (Labour)
• Whanganui: Steph Lewis (Labour)
• Whangarei: Tony Savage (Labour)
• Wigram: Megan Woods (Labour)

Māori Electorates

• Hauraki-Waikato: Nanaia Mahuta (Labour)
• Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: Meka Whaitiri (Labour)
• Tāmaki Makaurau: Peeni Henare (Labour)
• Te Tai Hauāuru: Adrian Rurawhe (Labour)
• Te Tai Tokerau: Hone Harawira (MANA)
• Te Tai Tonga: Metiria Turei (Green)
• Waiariki: Tamati Coffey (Labour)

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Posted by Kiwi Cannasseur on Tuesday, 12 September 2017