Alliance releases party list

The Alliance Party's co-leaders take the two top spots on its party list of candidates to fight this year's election.

Party president and Auckland union organiser Jill Ovens, who will stand in the Manukau East electorate, takes the number one spot.

At number two is local government union organiser Paul Piesse.

The Alliance's general secretary Andrew McKenzie, a Christchurch barrister, is third on the list.

Fourth is Julie Fairey, an Auckland field officer for early childhood education.

Kane O'Connell, a Wellington-based research officer with the New Zealand University Students' Association, is at number five.

Len Richards is sixth, Jim Flynn seventh, at number eight is Victor Billot, nine is Margaret Jeune and at number 10 is Bob van Ruyssevelt.

The Alliance is polling well below the 5 per cent threshold needed to get MPs into Parliament without winning an electorate.

Alliance party list

1 OVENS, Jill

2 PIESSE, Paul

3 McKENZIE, Andrew

4 FAIREY, Julie

5 O'CONNELL, Kane

6 RICHARDS, Len

7 FLYNN, Jim

8 BILLOT, Victor

9 JEUNE, Margaret

10 van RUYSSEVELT, Bob

11 DOWIE, Tom

12 FORD, Chris

13 FINDLAY, Quentin

14 BUCHANAN, Kelly

15 HENDREN, Joe

16 MARMONT, Gail

17 PROTHEROE, Paul

18 KLEIS, Greg

19 ETHELL, Sandra

20 POUNDER, Colin

21 HARRISON, Bob

22 KNIBB, Peta

23 HUBBARD, Marvin

24 HASLEMORE, Francie

25 MacRITCHIE, Norman

26 GAMBLE, Eric

27 BOYD, Lynda

28 BROOKS, Jocelyn

29 CORLETT, Nicholas

30 SCULLIN, Nick

- NZPA