Two MPs among Labour's Te Atatu nominees

Current Te Atatu MP and former Labour Party member Chris Carter. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Two Labour list MPs are among eight nominees to contest Chris Carter's Te Atatu seat in next year's general election.

Rajen Prasad and Phil Twyford have put their names up, along with small business owner Nick Bakulich, law student Jim Bradshaw, barrister Michael Kidd, university lecturer Hamish McCracken, community advocate Ann Pala and communications consultant Kate Sutton.

Mr Carter can't stand for Labour again because he was expelled from the party for trying to bring down leader Phil Goff.

Another list MP, Ashraf Choudhary, is one of seven nominees to contest the Manurewa seat for Labour, which will be vacated by George Hawkins who is retiring from Parliament.

The other Manurewa nominees are lawyer Ian Dunwoodie, union organiser Jerome Mika, lawyer Amelia Schaaf, human resources manager Shane Te Pou, company director Raj Thandi and policy advisor Louisa Wall.

The Manurewa candidate will be selected on December 12 and the Te Atatu candidate on December 18.

- NZPA