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general election 2020Article06 Nov, 2020

Electoral Commission: 2020 General Election official results

The total number of votes cast was 2,919,086. 68% of votes were cast in advance (2017 - 47%).

The Electoral Commission has declared the official results for the 2020 General Election and referendums.

Party vote - main points

National has two fewer seats and Labour and the Māori Party each have one more:

The number of seats in Parliament will be 120.
The Labour Party has 65 seats compared with 64 on election night.
The National Party has 33 seats compared with 35 on election night.
The Māori Party has 2 seats compared with 1 on election night.
ACT New Zealand and the Green Party remain unchanged with 10 seats each.

Electorate vote - main points

Three electorate results have changed since election night:

Labour Party candidate Priyanca Radhakrishnan has won Maungakiekie with a majority of 635 votes over National Party candidate Denise Lee.
Labour Party candidate Willow-Jean Prime has won Northland with a majority of 163 votes over National Party candidate Matt King.
Labour Party candidate Emily Henderson has won Whangārei with a majority of 431 votes over National Party candidate Shane Reti.
All other electorate candidates leading on election night have been confirmed as winning their seats.

Key statistics

The total number of votes cast was 2,919,086.
The number of special votes was 504,625, 17% of total votes (2017 - 17%).
68% of votes were cast in advance (2017 - 47%).
82.2% of people who were enrolled voted (2017 - 79.8%). This is the highest turnout since 1999 (84.8%).
The final enrolment rate was 94.1% (2017 - 92.4%), the highest since 2008 (95.3%).

Background

The official results for the General Election held on 17 October 2020 have been determined in accordance with the requirements of electoral legislation.

The scrutiny of the rolls has been completed and the master roll for each electorate has been prepared.

All votes counted on election night have been counted a second time and balanced, and special votes have been checked for eligibility before being counted. This has been done in the presence of Justices of the Peace and any scrutineers appointed by candidates.

Comprehensive audit checks have also been completed at the national level to ensure the results are accurate.

The results are subject to any applications for judicial recounts.

Details of the official results are available from www.electionresults.govt.nz.

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