The Electoral Commission has released the final official vote count.
This final count takes into account the 567,000 special votes which are yet to be counted, making up 20% of the election’s total vote.
Over the past elections, the special votes have given a small boost to the Labour or Green parties at the expense of National. The full results are available in this Stuff live blog.
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Party leaders David Seymour, Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters wait for the final results after the 2023 election.
