Labour candidate drops out: 'No future' as white middle class maleRNZ Labour candidate drops out 'demotivated' by party list rankingA Labour candidate has withdrawn from the party's list, telling RNZ he couldn't see a long-term future there as a white middle class male. Former East Coast Bays candidate Rohan Lord dropped out of contention for the safe National seat after being placed 72nd on Labour's list. TOM DILLANE/FAIRFAX NZ Former East Coast Bays candidate Rohan Lord dropped out of contention for the safe National seat after being placed at 72 on Labour's list. While he appreciated the seat was historically National's, having been held by former foreign affairs minister Murray McCully for 30 years, "I'm white middle class male and I couldn't really see a long-term future within this party," he told RNZ's Morning Report. Labour leader Andrew Little said on Tuesday it wasn't possible for everybody to get a winnable position on the list.

Source: Stuff May 22, 2017 20:58 UTC