2013 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

New Zealand party leadership election

2013 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

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Candidate  | David Cunliffe | Grant Robertson | Shane Jones
Percentage  | 51.15% | 32.97%  | 15.88%
Caucus  | 32.35%  | 47.06% | 20.59%
Members[1] | 60.14% | 26.71%  | 13.15%
Affiliates  | 70.77% | 17.3%  | 11.92%

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| Leader before election

David Shearer

| Leader after election

David Cunliffe

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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

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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

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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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A TVNZ Colmar Brunton poll published on 25 August found David Cunliffe led the potential contenders with 29% of the popular vote and 32% of Labour Party members, followed by Jacinda Ardern on 15%, Shane Jones on 11%, Grant Robertson on 10% and Andrew Little on 9%.[10] A Research Now poll released by 3 News on 6 September among the public returned 39.6% support for Cunliffe, 31.6% for Jones and 28.8% for Robertson.[11] On 8 September TVNZ published a poll which asked which candidate respondents thought would be most likely to lead the Labour Party at the 2014 election. David Cunliffe was on 39%, Shane Jones on 18% and Grant Robertson on 15%.[12]

## Campaign

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The first televised debate was held between the candidates on Māori Television on 26 August. A series of 12 candidates meetings will be held throughout the country for Labour Party members.[13] Controversially, all candidates made use of their ability to fly around the country out of the Parliamentary Service's budget.[13]

## Result

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### Overall

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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

Source:[14][15]

### Unions

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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

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1. ^ Watkins, Tracy; Fox, Michael; Vance, Andrea (15 September 2013). "Cunliffe wins Labour leadership". Stuff (Fairfax New Zealand). Retrieved 15 September 2013.
2. ^ a b "Date confirmed for new Labour leader". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Trevett, Claire (22 August 2013). "Labour leader David Shearer steps down". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
5. ^ "Grant Robertson to contest leadership". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
6. ^ "Little won't stand for Labour leadership". 3 News. MediaWorks New Zealand. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
7. ^ "Who is your choice for Labour leader?". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
8. ^ "Shane Jones joins Labour leadership race". 26 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
9. ^ "David Cunliffe standing for Labour leadership". ONE News. Television New Zealand. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
10. ^ "Grant Robertson confirms bid for Labour leadership". One News. TVNZ. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
11. ^ New Zealand Press Association (6 September 2013). "Labour leadership: Surprise poll result". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
12. ^ TVNZ (8 September 2013). "Labour Leader Poll Result". Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
13. ^ a b "Labour leadership campaign you're paying for". 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
14. ^ "New Labour leader is David Cunliffe" (Press release). New Zealand Labour Party. Scoop. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
15. ^ 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.

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New Zealand Labour Party

Leadership

| Leaders
Names in bold served
as prime minister|

* Alfred Hindmarsh (1916–18)
* Harry Holland (1919–33)
* Michael Joseph Savage (1933–40)
* Peter Fraser (1940–50)
* Walter Nash (1950–63)
* Arnold Nordmeyer (1963–65)
* Norman Kirk (1965–74)
* Bill Rowling (1974–83)
* David Lange (1983–89)
* Geoffrey Palmer (1989–90)
* Mike Moore (1990–93)
* Helen Clark (1993–2008)
* Phil Goff (2008–11)
* David Shearer (2011–13)
* David Cunliffe (2013–14)
* Andrew Little (2014–17)
* Jacinda Ardern (2017–23)
* Chris Hipkins (2023–present)

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Deputy leaders|

* James McCombs (1919–23)
* Michael Joseph Savage (1923–33)
* Peter Fraser (1933–40)
* Walter Nash (1940–51)
* Jerry Skinner (1951–62)
* Fred Hackett (1962–63)
* Hugh Watt (1963–74)
* Bob Tizard (1974–79)
* David Lange (1979–83)
* Geoffrey Palmer (1983–89)
* Helen Clark (1989–93)
* David Caygill (1993–96)
* Michael Cullen (1996–2008)
* Annette King (2008–11)
* Grant Robertson (2011–13)
* David Parker (2013–14)
* Annette King (2014–17)
* Jacinda Ardern (2017)
* Kelvin Davis (2017–23)
* Carmel Sepuloni (2023–present)

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Internal offices

| Party presidents|

* James McCombs (1916–17)
* Andrew Walker (1917–18)
* Tom Paul (1918–20)
* Peter Fraser (1920–21)
* Frederick Cooke (1921–22)
* Tom Brindle (1922–26)
* Bob Semple (1926–28)
* John Archer (1928–29)
* Jim Thorn (1929–31)
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* Arnold Nordmeyer (1950–55)
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* Bill Rowling (1970–73)
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* Arthur Faulkner (1976–79)
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* Margaret Wilson (1984–87)
* Rex Jones (1987–88)
* Ruth Dyson (1988–93)
* Maryan Street (1993–95)
* Michael Hirschfeld (1995–99)
* Bob Harvey (1999–2000)
* Mike Williams (2000–09)
* Andrew Little (2009–11)
* Moira Coatsworth (2011–15)
* Nigel Haworth (2015–19)
* Claire Szabó (2019–22)
* Jill Day (2022–present)

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General secretaries|

* John Glover (1916–19)
* Michael Joseph Savage (1919–20)
* Moses Ayrton (1920–22)
* Walter Nash (1922–32)
* Jim Thorn (1932–36)
* David Wilson (1936–40)
* Mick Moohan (1940–48)
* Allan McDonald (1948–71)
* John Wybrow (1971–85)
* Tony Timms (1985–95)
* Rob Allen (1995–2000)
* Mike Smith (2001–08)
* Chris Flatt (2008–12)
* Tim Barnett (2012–16)
* Andrew Kirton (2016–18)
* Andre Anderson (2018–20)
* Rob Salmond (2020–present)

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Senior Whips|

* Andrew Walker (1916–19)
* James McCombs (1919–22)
* Dan Sullivan (1922–35)
* Bill Jordan (1935–36)
* Robert McKeen (1937–39)
* James O'Brien (1939–42)
* Arthur Shapton Richards (1942–47)
* Robert Macfarlane (1947–51)
* Phil Connolly (1951–52)
* Joe Cotterill (1952–58)
* Henry May (1958–72)
* Ron Barclay (1972–76)
* Roger Drayton (1976–78)
* Russell Marshall (1978–80)
* Jonathan Hunt (1980–84)
* Michael Cullen (1984–87)
* Margaret Austin (1987–90)
* Trevor Mallard (1990)
* Jonathan Hunt (1990–96)
* Mark Burton (1996–99)
* Rick Barker (1999–2002)
* David Benson-Pope (2002–04)
* Jill Pettis (2004–05)
* Tim Barnett (2005–08)
* Darren Hughes (2008–11)
* Rick Barker (2011)
* Chris Hipkins (2011–13)
* Sue Moroney (2013–14)
* Chris Hipkins (2014–16)
* Kris Faafoi (2016–17)
* Ruth Dyson (2017–19)
* Michael Wood (2019–20)
* Kieran McAnulty (2020–22)
* Duncan Webb (2022–23)
* Tangi Utikere (2023–present)

Organisation

| Current members
of parliament
Names without
electorates are list MPs
(List of former MPs)|

* Leader: Chris Hipkins (Remutaka)
* Deputy Leader: Carmel Sepuloni (Kelston)

* Ginny Andersen
* Camilla Belich
* Glen Bennett
* Rachel Boyack (Nelson)
* Rachel Brooking (Dunedin)
* Reuben Davidson (Christchurch East)
* Barbara Edmonds (Mana)
* Shanan Halbert
* Peeni Henare
* Willie Jackson
* Ingrid Leary (Taieri)
* Jo Luxton
* Kieran McAnulty
* Tracey McLellan
* Damien O'Connor
* Greg O'Connor (Ōhāriu)
* David Parker
* Willow-Jean Prime
* Priyanca Radhakrishnan
* Adrian Rurawhe
* Deborah Russell
* Jenny Salesa (Panmure-Ōtāhuhu)
* Lemauga Lydia Sosene (Māngere)
* Cushla Tangaere-Manuel (Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
* Jan Tinetti
* Phil Twyford (Te Atatū)
* Tangi Utikere (Palmerston North)
* Ayesha Verrall
* Duncan Webb (Christchurch Central)
* Helen White (Mount Albert)
* Arena Williams (Manurewa)
* Megan Woods (Wigram)

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Related organisations|

* City Vision
* The People's Choice
* Princes Street Labour
* Rainbow Labour
* Rātana
* VicLabour
* Young Labour

History

| History and related topics|

* Liberal–Labour
* Labour Unity Conferences
* Lee affair
* Black Budget
* Mason Affair
* It's Time
* Citizens for Rowling
* Moyle Affair
* Fish and Chip Brigade
* Rogernomics
* Māori loan affair
* Backbone club
* Closing the Gaps
* Helengrad
* Corngate
* Foreshore and seabed controversy
* KiwiSaver

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Labour governments|

* First (1935–49)
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* Fifth (1999–2008)
* Sixth (2017–23)

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Shadow cabinets|

* Kirk
* Rowling
* Lange
* Moore
* Clark
* Goff
* Shearer
* Cunliffe
* Little
* Ardern
* Hipkins

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Predecessor parties|

* New Zealand Liberal Party
* New Zealand Socialist Party
* Independent Political Labour League
* New Zealand Labour Party (1910)
* United Labour Party
* Social Democratic Party

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