Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

2011 BOTANY BY-ELECTION

RESULTS OF THE OFFICIAL COUNT

I, Robert Peden, Electoral Commissioner, declare the result of the poll taken on the 5th day of March 2011 for the election of a member of Parliament for the electoral district of Botany to be as follows:

Candidates Votes Received
AL-SAADY, Hussain 32
BIGGS, Leo 61
BRIGHT, Penny 128
CAITHNESS, Robin 45
GOH, Robert 31
MURPHY, Lyn 687
ROSS, Jami-Lee 8,352
WOOD, Michael 4,380
YOUNG, Paul 1,626
YOUNG, Wayne 54


Total number of valid votes 15,396

Number of votes rejected as informal 25

I therefore declare JAMI-LEE MATENGA ROSS to be elected.


Dated at Wellington this 16th day of March 2011


Robert Peden
Electoral Commissioner