Gazette.govt.nzI, Karl Le Quesne, Chief Electoral Officer and Electoral Commissioner, having been ordered to do so by a District Court Judge under section 180(10) of the Electoral Act 1993, declare the result of the poll taken on 14 October 2023 for the election of members of Parliament for the following electoral district to be as follows:
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| Candidates | Votes Received |
| BAILLIE, Chris | 2692 |
| BOYACK, Rachel Elizabeth | 17541 |
| CAMERON, Blair | 17515 |
| DYER, Bruce | 169 |
| HOBBS, Jace | 2791 |
| VAUGHAN, Peter | 1316 |
| Total number of valid votes | 42024 |
| Number of votes rejected as informal | 646 |
I therefore declare RACHEL ELIZABETH BOYACK to be elected.
I further declare the total number of votes received by political Parties as a consequence of votes recorded on the party vote part of the ballot paper to be as follows:
| Parties | Votes Received |
| ACT New Zealand | 4428 |
| Animal Justice Party | 75 |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 187 |
| DemocracyNZ | 100 |
| Freedoms NZ | 263 |
| Green Party | 6154 |
| Labour Party | 12520 |
| Leighton Baker Party | 31 |
| National Party | 13856 |
| New Conservatives | 82 |
| New Nation Party | 15 |
| New Zealand First Party | 2612 |
| New Zealand Loyal | 642 |
| NewZeal | 290 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 343 |
| The Opportunities Party (TOP) | 1058 |
| Women’s Rights Party | 50 |
| Total number of valid votes | 42706 |
| Number of votes rejected as informal | 254 |
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of November 2023.
KARL LE QUESNE, Electoral Commissioner.