January 13, 2017 2:00pm by David Farrar

Ardern vs Genter

Stuff reports:

List MP Jacinda Ardern will be Labour’s candidate in the Mt Albert by-election after her name was the only one put forward for nomination.

Labour’s General Secretary Andrew Kirton said on Thursday Ardern, who has previously contested the Auckland Central electorate, would be confirmed as the Mt Albert candidate by local Labour Party members at a meeting on January 22. 

Julie Anne Genter has been selected for the Greens so will be a race between Ardern and Genter. But I have no doubt Ardern will be elected and serve for many decades as the MP for Mt Albert.

As I have previously predicted she will become Labour Party Leader one day – possibly sooner rather than later.