October 21, 2019 12:00pm by David Farrar

Martin standing in Ohariu

Stuff reports:

NZ First Minister Tracey Martin, speaking to Stuff about running in the Wellington electorate of Ōhāriu, said she was excited to challenge the white guys who currently dominate the seat.
“It won’t be a surprise to you that I’m a feminist. I quite like the fact that there are two of these white guys that have got a particular patter going on in Ōhāriu and I’m certainly not a white guy,” she said. 

An unusual rationale for standing there.

NZ First got 1,500 party votes last time in Ohariu and only 750 candidate votes. Martin may attract more candidate votes than the previous candidate, which could be very helpful to National’s Brett Hudson as she is far more likely to take them from the left side of the spectrum.

The majority is only 1,051 so Martin’s candidacy should definitely help National’s attempt to win the seat off Labour.