As predicted National have slipped after special votes have been counted, but perhaps more than expected, by 1.6% to 44.4%. They have dropped two seats to 56.
Both Greens and Labour have picked up a seat each, with a combined total now of 54 seats, still short of National.
| Party Votes | % of Votes | Electorate Seats | List Seats | Total seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Party | 1,152,075 | 44.4% | 41 | 15 | 56 |
| Labour Party | 956,184 | 36.9% | 29 | 17 | 46 |
| New Zealand First Party | 186,706 | 7.2% | – | 9 | 9 |
| Green Party | 162,443 | 6.3% | – | 8 | 8 |
| ACT New Zealand | 13,075 | 0.5% | 1 | – | 1 |
| The Opportunities Party (TOP) | 63,261 | 2.4% | – | – | – |
| Māori Party | 30,580 | 1.2% | – | – | – |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 8,075 | 0.3% | – | – | – |
| Conservative | 6,253 | 0.2% | – | – | – |
| MANA | 3,642 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| Ban1080 | 3,005 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| New Zealand People’s Party | 1,890 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| United Future | 1,782 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| NZ Outdoors Party | 1,620 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| Democrats for Social Credit | 806 | 0.0% | – | – | – |
| Internet Party | 499 | 0.0% | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,591,896 | 71 | 49 | 120 |
http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/
We are in for another round of speculation and positioning as the negotiations get under way.
Here are the interim results for comparison:
| PROJECTED | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party Votes | % of Votes | Electorate Seats | List Seats | Total seats | |
| National Party | 998,813 | 46.0 | 41 | 17 | 58 |
| Labour Party | 776,556 | 35.8 | 29 | 16 | 45 |
| New Zealand First Party | 162,988 | 7.5 | – | 9 | 9 |
| Green Party | 126,995 | 5.9 | – | 7 | 7 |
| ACT New Zealand | 10,959 | 0.5 | 1 | – | 1 |
| The Opportunities Party (TOP) | 48,018 | 2.2 | – | – | – |
| Māori Party | 23,456 | 1.1 | – | – | – |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 5,853 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Conservative | 5,318 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| MANA | 2,775 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Ban1080 | 2,440 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| New Zealand People’s Party | 1,631 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| United Future | 1,471 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| NZ Outdoors Party | 1,333 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Democrats for Social Credit | 732 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Internet Party | 464 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,169,802 | 71 | 49 | 120 | |
