retirement roulette
Do these intentions not to seek Cabinet also equal likelihoods of retirement at the end of the current term?
Will there be fresh Labour faces not only in the current Cabinet, but also contesting Wellington Central (Hobbs), Manurewa (Hawkins), and Rimutaka (Swain) in 2008 (or earlier)?
There will clearly be a glut of Labour retirements in 2008, and the likelihood is that although some seats may change hands, most will remain Labour Red (TM). My other picks for fresh meat are Aoraki (Sutton) and Wigram (Anderton).
Thoughts?
Update: I/S rightly points out that there could be retirements before the next election from List MPs, Sutton in particular.
3 comments:
you know she may decide she wants to go of her own accord - having been in Govt and had the influence accorded to a Cabinet Minister (and now a retired Cabinet Minister) the lure of standing down would be strong, as she has no where else to go, in a Parliamentary sense.
I wonder if she'd consider running for Mayor of Wellington in 2007?
Hobbs for Mayor could be interesting (and ironic). Kerry has said she is standing down and no high profile candidates yet known.
alrighty then, the rumour starts here - Hobbs for Mayor 2007!
given the good organisation that Labour has built in Wellington Central I'm sure she could run a good campaign and it could rejuvenate other Wellington electorates for them too.
here's hoping Jordan spots this and shares.
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