This post will be updated around every 30 minutes.

9pm - First upload of graphs. Features results over past hour since Advance Votes confirmed.

9.30pm - Last half hour has seen the gap closing again. Minor parties are beginning to rise.

10pm - Gap is still closing but probably not fast enough. Most results in now.

10.30pm - 95.8% in. National will be the new government.

11pm - 98.9% in. Didn’t go the way of the left at all. 50.04% went to National + Act + United Future so popular vote is differently for the right. The world may be heading left (Australia, United States) but NZ has gone right.

11.30pm - 99.9% in. HELEN CLARK HAS JUST RESIGNED AS LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY.

Major Party Percent:

Minor Party Percent:

Seats in the House:

Tags: Elections

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