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New Zealand Labor’s electoral victory has received an additional boost with the publication of the final results of the electoral commission that gave Jacinda Ardern’s party one more seat, placing it 65th in the 120-seat assembly.
Labor received 50.01% of the vote, the party’s best result since 1938.
“I have to say, receiving that news this afternoon, I was incredibly honored by that tenure,” Ardern said.
“It’s amazing to have that level of support from New Zealanders. With that comes great responsibility. Now it’s our job to go ahead with the plan. “
It is the first time that a party has obtained a majority of votes in 69 years.
The commission finished counting this week, adding special votes that represent 17% of the overall count. Special voters come from a variety of places, but are usually foreign or non-electorate voters.
Labor MPs will have the support of 10 greens after their party signed a cooperation agreement with Labor, granting their two co-leaders ministries outside the cabinet.
The opposition will be made up of 33 national deputies, the fewest since the 2002 elections. They began the 2017 term with 56 deputies, which means they have lost 22 seats.
There are 10 MPs from the ACT and 2 from the Maori party.
The opposition has gone through four leaders since Ardern became prime minister and ran a chaotic and unsuccessful campaign under Judith Collins.
An hour after the results were released, Deputy Opposition Leader and Campaign Chair Gerry Brownlee announced that he would resign from his leadership position. “It is time to think about the next three years. I want Judith to have the strongest and most complementary support by her side as a leader, ”he said.
National will meet Tuesday and disclose its leadership positions, although Collins is expected to retain his position.
The Maori party was the other big winner from the publication of the final results, getting an additional MP from election night predictions of one, with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joining Rawiri Waititi.
Ngarewa-Packer said she was “surprised but excited.”
“The Maori party succeeded through thick and thin and swam against the tide, our people have sent a message that they want strong Maori voices fighting for transformative policies,” he said.
The Electoral Commission also confirmed the results in two referendums held in conjunction with the 2020 elections. New Zealanders voted against the legalization of marijuana but to legalize euthanasia.
New Zealand Parliamentarians from the October 17 elections:
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Work 65 seats (compared to 46 in the 2017 elections)
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33 national seats (instead of 56)
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Greens 10 (from 8)
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ACT 10 (from 1)
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Maori Party 2 (instead of 0)
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New Zealand First 0 (instead of 9)
