How the Labour MPs may vote
Have had a number of discussions over the last few days with various Labour people on the leadership. Everyone expects Little will win, but will it be on the first ballot, and how will the members, unions and caucus vote.
Below if my best estimate of where the Labour MPs loyalties lie. However this may not be reflected in the actual vote. With a Little victory highly likely, some Labour MPs may vote tactically and give Little their first preference to minimise any stories on him being elected with little Caucus support.
The preferences appear to be:
Andrew Little
- Lees-Galloway
- Sepuloni
- Cunliffe
- Little
- Moroney
- Rurawhe
David Parker
- Davis
- Henare
- Nash
- Curran
- O’Connor
- Parker
- Shearer
- Tirikatene
Grant Robertson
- Ardern
- Clark
- Faafoi
- Hipkins
- Woods
- Cosgrove
- Robertson
- Twyford
- Dyson
- Goff
- Mallard
- King
Nanaia Mahuta
- Wall
- Mahuta
- Salesa
- Whaitiri
- Sio
- Williams