2014 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

2014 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

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Candidate Andrew Little Grant Robertson Percentage 50.52%[1] 49.48% Caucus 6.25% 17.5% Members 10.28% 15.3% Affiliates 12.82% 3.78%   Candidate David Parker Nanaia Mahuta Caucus 8.75% 7.5% Members 8.96% 5.45% Affiliates 1.46% 1.94%

Leader before election David Parker (interim) Elected leader Andrew Little

The 2014 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election was held to choose the Leader of the Labour Party. Andrew Little won the election and became leader of the party.

The election followed the resignation of leader David Cunliffe on 27 September 2014 after an historic general election defeat a week earlier. David Parker and Annette King were installed as interim leader and deputy leader, respectively. Nominations for the leadership closed on 14 October, and Labour Party members met the candidates in 14 hustings meetings throughout the country. The results of the contest were announced on 18 November. Under Labour Party rules, party members have 40% of the votes, caucus members have another 40% of the votes, and affiliated unions have 20% of the votes.

David Cunliffe was the first person to put forward their nomination, but he later withdrew from the contest on 13 October. Candidates, in the order of their nominations being put forward, were Grant Robertson, Andrew Little, David Parker and Nanaia Mahuta.