Barry Kirker selected as
Labour’s 2017 candidate for the Pakuranga
electorate
Barry Kirker has been selected as the Labour
Party candidate for Pakuranga for the 2017 General
Election.
“I am pleased to be Labour’s candidate
for the 2017 election and I look forward to representing the
Pakuranga electorate in Parliament,” said Barry
Kirker.
Barry Kirker is a psychologist who lives locally
and runs his small business in the area. When he is not
helping clients solve problems he is involved in local
sporting clubs including coaching his daughter’s football
team.
Labour’s President, Nigel Haworth, said:
“Barry joins our growing list of energetic and fresh
candidates who will stand for Labour in 2017. Our focus is
on electing a strong, Labour-led government next year that
will rise to the challenge, back the Kiwi Dream and build a
better New Zealand.”
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