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Special votes have been counted, and the final results of New Zealand’s 2020 election are expected later today.
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Special votes have been counted in the 2020 national elections and referendums. Source: Breakfast
It could mean a mix of deputies in small constituencies, as well as official numbers in the Cannabis Control and Legalization Bill and the End of Life Election Bill.
Preliminary results indicate that the recreational cannabis referendum failed, with a result of 53.1% against and 46.1% in favor.
Meanwhile, the preliminary results of the referendum showed that 65.2 percent, or 1,574,645 kiwis, were in favor of the entry into force of the End of Life Choice Law.
As for the electorate seats, the ones to watch are Waiariki, Whangārei and the Auckland Central seat.
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Voting behavior expert Lara Greaves from the University of Auckland discusses what to expect in the final results to be released today. Source: Breakfast
Voting behavior expert Lara Greaves, from the University of Auckland, told TVNZ1’s breakfast this morning that Whangārei was the one she would be watching, as well as Maungakiekie.
“Both are seats held by deputies of the National Party and, again, with those specials tilted to the left, they are where we are likely to see some movement,” he said.
In Whangārei, National’s Shane Reti is ahead with 15,637 votes. Labor’s Emily Henderson is at 15,475.
In Maungakiekie, National’s Denise Lee leads with 13,013 votes. Labor’s Priyanca Radhakrishnan is at 12,433.
Then in Auckland Central, Greens MP Chlöe Swarbrick became the first from her party in 21 years to win a seat.
She won 9,060 votes, while Labor’s Helen White was not far behind at 8,568 and National’s Emma Mellow was third with 7,566 votes.
But Greaves told Breakfast that there were still around 480,000 votes to be counted, including those from Kiwis abroad, people outside their constituency when they voted, or those who were in hospital, prison, or managed isolation when they cast their vote. vote.
“We’ve seen National lose two seats in the past – one for Labor and one for the Greens. National got fewer votes this time so they have less to lose, but we could still hope that someone will come from Labor ready and potentially ready. more deputies lose their place once again in the National Party, “Greaves said.
At the moment, Labor won 49.1 percent of New Zealand’s votes in the 2020 election, or 64 seats in Parliament. In the preliminary results, National fell behind with 26.8% and 35 seats.
The Greens won 7.6 percent and 10 seats, but have joined the Labor government through a cooperation agreement signed at the weekend.
