However, O'Connor was appointed a list candidate for National in the 2008 general election.
Add an entertaining catalogue and you have a definite don't-miss list candidate.
Most unusually among National candidates, he stood as a list candidate without running for an electorate seat.
She was unsuccessful as a list candidate in the 1996 elections.
He failed to re-enter Parliament as a list candidate in the 1996 election.
She remained in Parliament as a list candidate.
She was also a list candidate, but Labour did not win sufficient votes for her to remain in Parliament.
A list candidate may also be a constituency candidate.
That list candidates will be staunch party members goes without saying.
No party will discredit itself by selecting list candidates who are no more than puppets.