Election Nz Vote Count

We released preliminary election results from 7pm on 17 october at www electionresults govt nz.

Election nz vote count. There are an estimated 480 000 votes 17 per cent of the. New zealand uses a mixed member proportional mmp voting system to elect the house of representatives each voter gets two votes one for a political party the party vote and one for a local candidate the electorate vote. These statistics were updated from 2pm every weekday from monday 5 october until election day saturday 17 october.

View the nationwide party vote percentage the number of seats in parliament won by. Special votes include votes from those who enrolled after the deadline of 13 september those who voted. Welcome to newshub s results page for the 2020 nz election.

Referendum votes were counted after election day and the preliminary results of the referendums were released on friday 30 october. A small number of outstanding results will be finalised on 18 october and numbers will be updated at www electionresults govt nz. Preliminary results were released gradually after polling booths closed at 19 00 on 17 october the preliminary count only includes advance ordinary and election day ordinary votes.

Special vote counting mp maureen pugh likely to leave parliament for third time 28 oct 2020 04 00 pm 4 minutes to read a selection of the biggest highs and lows from. The point is that by the time it comes to voting we will know what the. After voting closes at 7pm we count ordinary votes.

Why your vote in wellington counts. Returning officers in each electorate make sure the count follows the rules in the electoral act. The graphs and tables below compare the number of advance votes taken each day in the 2020 general election with the equivalent day in the 2017 and 2014 general elections.

We released the official results for the general election and referendums on friday 6 november at www. By russell palmer of rnz. We count them at secure electorate headquarters across new zealand.