NEW Zealand's opposition Labour Party has elected David Cunliffe as its new leader, following a campaign that involved rank-and-file members taking part in the ballot for the first time.
Labour MP Grant Robertson conceded defeat to Mr Cunliffe, saying he will be an excellent leader, while Shane Jones tweeted "Congratulations to our new rangatira".
The three men had contested the leadership when David Shearer announced his resignation three weeks ago after failing to lift Labour's poll results during his 20 months at the helm.
Mr Robertson is pledging his "100 per cent loyalty" to Mr Cunliffe.
Mr Cunliffe said the party would focus on winning the 2014 election.
"We must beat (Prime Minister) John Key in 2014 and we will only do that by mobilising the entire party, the affiliates, the membership and the caucus," he said.
Mr Cunliffe got 51.15 per cent of the first round of the vote, Mr Robertson got 32.97 per cent and Mr Jones got 15.88 per cent.
It is the first time Labour's wider membership have had a say on the leadership, who has previously been chosen by MPs.
MPs and party members get 40 per cent of the vote each and affiliated unions get 20 per cent.
Mr Cunliffe said his win marked a new day for the party, and he believed he could unite the caucus - despite winning less support from MPs than Mr Robertson.
Pointing out that Sunday is the International Day of Democracy, Mr Cunliffe said Labour has proven its critics wrong by holding a democratic leadership election process without tearing itself apart.
"Grant Robertson and Shane Jones are two of the finest, most gifted politicians of our generation. Our respect for each other has only grown during this contest," Mr Cunliffe said.
Despite receiving just 32.35 per cent of caucus' first preference votes, compared with 47.06 per cent for Mr Robertson and 20.59 per cent for Mr Jones, Mr Cunliffe said he was confident the caucus would unite behind him.
Mr Robertson was the preferred candidate within caucus but missed out on votes from party members and affiliated unions, who overwhelmingly favoured Mr Cunliffe.
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