Michael Wood saves Labour's bastion
Michael Wood finally romped home tonight in style to resurrect himself and the Labour Party by winning the much hotly contested Mt Roskill by-election.
The latest vote count confirmed Mr Wood's tally of total votes at 11,170, a clear majority of 6518 over his nearest rival Dr Parmjeet Parmar of the National Party.
Dr Parmar has conceeded her defeat and extended congratulations to Michael Wood.
The atmosphere at the Winstone Park Tennis Club which was hosting the election night reception for the Labour candidate was electrifying.
Andrew Little, the Labour Leader, who was apparently under pressure to save this traditional Labour bastion finally breathed a sigh of relief with the outcome.
Michael Wood, ecstatic with the results thanked his supporters and the voters for entrusting their confidence in him.
He pledged to follow Phil Goff's legacy of caring and nurturing his electorate.
Undeniably Michael Wood has saved the labour's bastion for now.
There is no doubt that the Labour Party was under tremendous pressure to retain this traditionally safe seat for the Party.
National Party has been playing an intense mind game right since the start by claiming to be under no pressure to win the Mt Roskill seat thus shifting all the pressure on the Labours.
The Prime Minister has further intensified the pressure on the Labour Leader just before the end of the campaign by stating that "I think if Mt Roskill was to go to National then I think really that'd be terminal for Andrew Little".
Against this backdrop, it will not be an exaggeration to suggest that the Labour has done well in taking up this challenge thrown upon them by the National.
Andrew Little has taken the lead early in setting the momentum for the by-election by bringing forward the light rail project on the Dominion Road.
Mr Little has pledged the Labour's support in funding half the cost of the project.
Simultaneously, they have done well in retaining the ethnic electorate votes with the Party after the emergence of an exclusive ethnic immigrant based political party - the New Zealand People's Party (NZPP) in the fray.
Mt Roskill is one of the most ethnically diverse electorates in New Zealand with 39% of voters identifying themselves as of Asian origin, and 45% of the entire voters were born overseas.
Roshan Nauhria, the NZPP's president and a candidate in this by-election has openly claimed while campaigning that "we will get more Labour's vote than the National's".
This submission evidently emanated from his belief that the Mt Roskill was a "Phil Goff's safe seat rather than a Labour's safe seat".
Mr Nauhria managed to get only 709 votes.
Speaking to Indian Weekedner immediately after the results were annnounced Naurhia acknowledged that they might have failed in getting their message across to the voters.
With this Labour win at Mt Roskill, not only Andrew Little has ascertained his right to return to parliament as the Party Leader as questioned by the Prime Minister.
It will also resurrect Michael Wood's political career which would have been questioned by a possible second defeat after the previous defeat in Botany (2011) by-election.
Michael Wood finally romped home tonight in style to resurrect himself and the Labour Party by winning the much hotly contested Mt Roskill by-election.
The latest vote count confirmed Mr Wood's tally of total votes at 11,170, a clear majority of 6518 over his nearest rival Dr Parmjeet Parmar of the...
Michael Wood finally romped home tonight in style to resurrect himself and the Labour Party by winning the much hotly contested Mt Roskill by-election.
The latest vote count confirmed Mr Wood's tally of total votes at 11,170, a clear majority of 6518 over his nearest rival Dr Parmjeet Parmar of the National Party.
Dr Parmar has conceeded her defeat and extended congratulations to Michael Wood.
The atmosphere at the Winstone Park Tennis Club which was hosting the election night reception for the Labour candidate was electrifying.
Andrew Little, the Labour Leader, who was apparently under pressure to save this traditional Labour bastion finally breathed a sigh of relief with the outcome.
Michael Wood, ecstatic with the results thanked his supporters and the voters for entrusting their confidence in him.
He pledged to follow Phil Goff's legacy of caring and nurturing his electorate.
Undeniably Michael Wood has saved the labour's bastion for now.
There is no doubt that the Labour Party was under tremendous pressure to retain this traditionally safe seat for the Party.
National Party has been playing an intense mind game right since the start by claiming to be under no pressure to win the Mt Roskill seat thus shifting all the pressure on the Labours.
The Prime Minister has further intensified the pressure on the Labour Leader just before the end of the campaign by stating that "I think if Mt Roskill was to go to National then I think really that'd be terminal for Andrew Little".
Against this backdrop, it will not be an exaggeration to suggest that the Labour has done well in taking up this challenge thrown upon them by the National.
Andrew Little has taken the lead early in setting the momentum for the by-election by bringing forward the light rail project on the Dominion Road.
Mr Little has pledged the Labour's support in funding half the cost of the project.
Simultaneously, they have done well in retaining the ethnic electorate votes with the Party after the emergence of an exclusive ethnic immigrant based political party - the New Zealand People's Party (NZPP) in the fray.
Mt Roskill is one of the most ethnically diverse electorates in New Zealand with 39% of voters identifying themselves as of Asian origin, and 45% of the entire voters were born overseas.
Roshan Nauhria, the NZPP's president and a candidate in this by-election has openly claimed while campaigning that "we will get more Labour's vote than the National's".
This submission evidently emanated from his belief that the Mt Roskill was a "Phil Goff's safe seat rather than a Labour's safe seat".
Mr Nauhria managed to get only 709 votes.
Speaking to Indian Weekedner immediately after the results were annnounced Naurhia acknowledged that they might have failed in getting their message across to the voters.
With this Labour win at Mt Roskill, not only Andrew Little has ascertained his right to return to parliament as the Party Leader as questioned by the Prime Minister.
It will also resurrect Michael Wood's political career which would have been questioned by a possible second defeat after the previous defeat in Botany (2011) by-election.
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