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