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11:41 pm: Preliminary composition of Parliament with 97% of the votes counted.
Maori Party – 1 seat (if Waiariki wins)
11:40 pm: More results coming now.
ACT leader David Seymour retains Epsom by nearly 9,000 votes.
Labor’s Jamie Strange retains Hamilton East by a 2,000 vote margin.
Gaurav Sharma of Labor wins Hamilton West by 4,400 votes.
11:32 pm: Maori Party co-leader Ngarewa-Packer has given her concession speech. Labor Rurawhe leads by more than 1000 votes in Te Tai Hauāuru with 98% of the votes counted.
Ngarewa-Packer says he will return in 2023 and remain co-leader.
11:29 pm: Collins retains his seat in Papakura by a margin of nearly 6,000 votes. But Labor won the electorate vote for the seat.
Luxon moves on into Botany, a national fortress But the seat has also turned red for party voting, the first time since the seat was created.
11:25 pm: Kaye pays tribute to outgoing MP Tracey Martin and her work in the educational space.
He also acknowledged the parliamentary staff who will lose their jobs after tonight.
Ardern Partner Clarke Gayford: “A really quiet day … it was a wonderful result.
He says he didn’t expect Labor to score that high overnight.
National’s Simon Watts wins North Shore by nearly a 4,000 margin.
11:23 pm: 95% of votes counted now
National – 26.9% – 35 seats
11:17 pm: Still close in Whangārei – National’s retreat ahead by 160 votes.
Swarbrick seeks to win Auckland Central, with 98.8% of the votes counted.
Hehir says there are signs that national voters have waited to cast their vote. Labor supporters, meanwhile, got out early and knew who they were supporting, he says.
11:14 pm: National’s Andrew Bayly retains Port Waikato (formerly Hunua) by 4,250 votes.
Labor’s McAnulty wins the Wairarapa seat previously held by National by 5,400 votes.
National’s Jacqui Dean wins Waitaki by 3,100 votes.
11:11 pm: Back to reporter Katie Bradford outside NZ First headquarters.
Peters avoided the media pack on his way out.
Jones told 1 NEWS that the party will take some time to reflect on what happened tonight. Jones has hinted at a comeback, but has not indicated what his future may be.
11:09 pm: National’s Scott Simpson wins Coromandel by about 4,200 votes.
National’s Penny Simmonds wins Invercargill by 680 votes.
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