Summary: 2020 Elections Offer Big Victory for Labor | 1 NEWS



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Summary of NEWS 1 coverage as the 2020 general election results were announced.

You can see the coverage on TVNZ1, TVNZ OnDemand, 1NEWS.co.nz and 1 NEWS Facebook, Youtube and Twitter.

See the results here on the 1 NEWS website.

Preliminary results for the 2020 elections:

National – 35 seats – 26.9%

Maori party – 1 seat – 1%

12:10 am: We say goodbye for tonight. Thanks for being with us.

We return early from 8 am tomorrow. Q + A will be on TVNZ 1 and will be broadcast on the pages of 1 NEWS with a two-hour special in which the big winners and losers of the elections will be discussed.

Jack Tame will discuss what the next government will look like and what moves it is likely to make.

Tagata Pasifika will also be there at 7.30am. M. And, starting at 10 a. M., Marae will focus on what the election results mean for Maori.

Rewatch tonight’s coverage here on our website or using any of the links at the top of the story.

12:00 am Here’s a rundown of some of the highlights from 1 NEWS tonight.

Here’s Judith Collins’ award speech and Jacinda Ardern’s victory speech.

Meanwhile, Labor MP Kieran McAnulty says his dream has come true, after taking Wairarapa back from National.

Former national leader Simon Bridges has called this evening “bleak,” saying National will need to do a “real soul-searching.”

11:59 pm: More results now

Shanan Halbert of Labor wins Northcote.

The new electorate Takanini goes to Labor Neru Leavasa.

Simon O’Connor of National wins Auckland, Barbara Kuriger of Labor wins Taranaki-King Country.

Louise Upston of Labor wins Taupo, and Vanushi Walters of Labor wins Upper Harbor.

Nanaia Mahuta from Labor retains Hauraki-Waikato.

11:55 pm: Labor Deborah Russell seeks to retain New Lynn, with 99% of the votes counted.

Labor recovers New Plymouth from National after 12 years with Glen Bennett’s victory.

National’s Simeon Brown retains Pakuranga.

Tangi Utikere retains the Labor post at Palmerston North after the departure of Iain Lees-Galloway.

11:52 pm: Hehir says there are no permanent victories or defeats in the elections.

“We really expect a lot of them from this period,” Espiner says of Labor.

National’s Luxon wins Botany.

Carmel Sepuloni de Labor retains Kelston.

National’s Denise Lee retains Maungakiekie.

Ardern preserves Mount Albert.

Michael Wood of Labor retains Mount Roskill.

Labor’s Stuart Nash retains Napier.

11:50 pm: Swarbrick wins Auckland Central.

11:43 pm: Kaye says National is losing “really cool people.”

He says he will give Auckland Central candidate Emma Mellow a hug.

Those who enter through National’s roster in these numbers include Brownlee, Goldsmith, Bishop, David Bennett, Michael Woodhouse, Nicola Willis, Melissa Lee, Nick Smith, Maureen Pugh, and Harete Hipango.

At the moment, National appears to lose MPs like Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Agnes Loehini, Paulo Garcia and Lawrence Yule, many of whom contributed to the party’s ethnic diversity, Kaye says.

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.

See previous updates here



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