Blumsky says he feels like a criminal after assault

Mark Blumsky says he is beginning to feel like a criminal following speculation surrounding the assault he apparently suffered at the weekend.

A police inquiry into how Mr Blumsky, the National Party's Wellington Central candidate, came to be lying bloodied with facial injuries in the stairwell to his his inner city apartment may be wrapped up by tomorrow.

Mr Blumsky, the city's former high-profile mayor, told the Herald yesterday security footage and eye witness accounts would show what time he got home, and also indicate the state he was in.

He said he was beginning to feel like a criminal himself, after one woman told television he was drunk and helped home by passersby.

Mr Blumsky said other people had since come forward to say they had seen him early on Saturday morning and he had not been intoxicated.

"The stupid part is, I have done nothing wrong. Too many people know me - you don't get drunk.

"I wouldn't condone anyone to go out, representing the National Party, and get drunk."

National's president Judy Kirk said the party had no concerns about Mr Blumsky's candidacy, and said she expected he had been frightened by his alleged attack.

"We are very concerned for him, it's a terrible thing. It's a very scary thing for him."

She said National accepted his account of what might have happened.

Mr Blumsky is expected to be a tough challenger for the sitting MP, cabinet minister Marian Hobbs.

She enjoyed a 4181 majority over National's candidate at the last election, but Mr Blumsky's prominence in Wellington will be a significant advantage for him.

Police have described his facial injuries as "nasty", and have been interviewing the doormen who work at a bar adjoining the apartment and found Mr Blumsky at 5am as they locked up.

They have also studied security footage from the bar, and have spoken to a friend he had been drinking with earlier that night.