Labour pushes for more female candidates New Zealand Herald
The Labour Party is set to introduce a new rule under which electorates will be able to prevent men from seeking selection as a candidate by restricting it to women only.
A copy of the draft rules were leaked to blogger Whaleoil and include a provision: “An LEC [Labour Electorate Committee] may request that NZ Council determine that only women may nominate for the position of Labour candidate for their electorate.”
Labour delegates to consider rule for women-only electorates Radio New Zealand Labour is proposing a rule that would allow electorates to request that only women be allowed to contest a seat for the party.
The rule is contained in recommended changes to the party’s constitution to be considered at the party’s s annual conference in November.
Party president Moira Coatsworth said it would be up to individual electorates to request women-only contests in certain circumstances where there is a struggle to get female representation.
There is also a recommendation that the make-up of the party list ensure that at least 45% of the caucus be women for the 2014 election. From 2017 and onwards, that would rise to at least 50% of the caucus.
Labour Party push for ‘man ban’ 3News NZ The Labour Party is proposing a new rule that would give electorates the ability to prevent men from contesting a seat for the party.
It is part of a bid to increase female representation within the party, with the NZ Council eyeing a target of 45 percent female representation by 2014, and 50 percent by 2017.
One of the proposed changes to the party’s constitution is a provision dubbed the “man ban” by Whaleoil blogger Cameron Slater.
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