Princes Street Labour
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Princes Street Labour is a branch of the New Zealand Labour Party.
The branch forms part of Labour's Auckland Central LEC. It is what is known as a 'Special Branch' under the NZLP Constitution. This means that it's membership is open to members living outside the boundaries of Auckland Central electorate, and members do not have to be current students. Membership is open to academics and alumni as well. Most members are also students at the University of Auckland or Auckland University of Technology although some members are not students. Younger members of Princes Street Branch play a large role in Young Labour, the youth wing of the party.
The branch has been described as an "ideological powerhouse" of the Labour party and includes several notable former members including current Prime Minister Helen Clark.
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[edit] History
[edit] Notable Members
Notable past members include;
- Helen Clark - current Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Phil Goff - current Minister of Trade and Minister of Defence
- Jonathan Hunt[1] - former Speaker of the House and High Commissioner to London
- Mike Rann - current Premier of South Australia
- Charles Chauvel - Member of Parliment since 2006
- Judith Tizard[2] - Current Cabinet Minister.
- Michael Bassett[3] - Former Cabinet Minister.
- Richard Prebble - Former Cabinet Minister and ACT party leader.
[edit] 2008 Election
Several current and former members are standing for election at the 2008 General Election including;
- Kate Sutton - Labour candidate for Epsom
- Jordan Carter[4] - Labour candidate for Hunua
- Conor Roberts - Labour candidate for Rodney
- Hamish McCracken - Labour candidate for Northcote
[edit] See Also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.alumni.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/for/alumni/profiles/profiles/e_h/jonathan_hunt.cfm Jonathan Hunt Bio
- ^ http://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/judith+tizard?bio=1 Hon Judith Tizard
- ^ http://www.michaelbassett.co.nz/articleview.php?id=42 Self Help 03/04/2002
- ^ http://www.jordancarter.org.nz/?page_id=5 About Jordan Carter
Godfrey, Darryl C. Princes Street Branch: Intergenerational Change & Modernisation in the NZLP 1960 - 2000, Thesis, University of Auckland, 2002.
