#NZPol #NZTwits poll
When Chris Luxon says his govt has been given a mandate to reverse #NewZealand Smoke-Free legislation were you aware of the NZ National Party campaigning on this action prior to the #NZVotes23 election?

Official and final results are out for the New Zealand election #NZVotes23 https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/ As expected the right wing parties National and ACT lose their election night majority and the increasingly eccentric nationalist party New Zealand First will be brought into a 3-way government. #NZGreens get their best ever result but will not wield power after a weak performance by their preferred partner, the Labour party. #NZPol

Graeme Edgeler, who has been good at this for a few elections now, has projected what the final #NZVotes23 results might be once all votes are counted: https://publicaddress.net/legalbeagle/election-23-the-special-votes/ National to lose 2 seats, Labour to gain 1, and the overhang to disappear giving a 120 seat parliament. After an almost certain National win in the Port Waikato by-election (called because of the death of a candidate just before polling) that would leave NAct at 60/121 and needing NZ First support to govern. #NZPol

With about 30% of votes counted, #NZVotes23 looking like a very strong victory for the right, as predicted by (most) polls. Big thing to watch for from now is whether the right need the economically centrist but virulently anti- immigrant party New Zealand First to reach a majority, or conversely whether NZ First fall below the 5% threshold to enter parliament (currently just above) #nzpol

Huge #NZGreens result looking possible in #WellingtonCentral : with 19% counted Tamatha Paul doubling the vote of the 2nd place Labour (incumbent party) candidate Ibrahim Omer. https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electorate-details-60.html #NZPol #NZVotes23

How to watch #NZVotes23 : https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/13-10-2023/saturday-night-and-sunday-morning-where-to-watch-election-2023 . Radio NZ on Youtube probably the best option for international folks: https://www.youtube.com/user/radionz #nzpol

Big day for democracy in this corner of the world with the #NZVotes23 general election and #Yes23 referendum in Australia. I voted from overseas for the NZ election, and I don't think such votes get counted till after election night, so don't forget to wait for all the votes to be counted before you consider the election results finalised! #nzpol