The party's co-leader and candidate for Dunedin South, Kay Murray, said they had a strong following both in Dunedin and in Christchurch where there were a similar number of candidates.
Dunedin North candidate Victor Billot is placed at three on the party list.
She said much of the popularity of the party in Dunedin could be attributed to the work of University of Otago Emeritus Prof of Political Studies Jim Flynn, who was not only a staunch party advocate, but also attracted students to the party's ranks.
Two of the candidates on the Alliance list are former political studies students at the university.
Another man, Justin Wilson, who is at 23 on the party list, works in the mining industry in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia and has been trying to get the votes of expatriate New Zealanders.
He was born and lived in South Dunedin and was the Alliance candidate for Dunedin South in 2002.
Mrs Murray said it was an "enormous benefit" having so many candidates in the city and the only way for the party was up.
She hoped they would poll somewhere near the 5% threshold.
