Steady voting for the General Election during the week was followed by a busy Saturday 23rd at the Raglan Town Hall. The two electorates that include Raglan are Hauraki Waikato and Taranaki King Country.
Nanaia Mahuta came in with a clear win over the Māori Party’s them in the Hauraki Waikato electorate.
The sitting Labour member came in with 12,070 votes compared to first time Māori Party candidate, Rahui Papa, who received 4619.
It was a similar story in Taranaki King Country with Barbara Kuriger securing 21,372 votes with Labour’s Hilary Humphrey getting 7,378 votes. For the PARTY VOTE the National Party had 59.2% and Labour Party had 22.8%.
The full results for Taranki King Country electorate were:
| Candidates | Party |
|---|---|
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HUMPHREY, Hilary 7378
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Labour Party 7344
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KURIGER, Barbara 21372
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National Party 19046
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MOORE, Robert 2347
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Green Party 1296
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THOMSON, Allan 497
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Conservative 101
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ACT New Zealand 216
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Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party 77
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Ban1080 79
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Democrats for Social Credit 13
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United Future 32
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MANA 4
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Māori Party 152
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NZ Outdoors Party 27
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New Zealand First Party 2983
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New Zealand People’s Party 26
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The Opportunities Party (TOP) 627
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Internet Party 7
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541
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124
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32,135
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32,154
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The full results for Hauraki Waikato electorate were:
| Candidates | Party |
|---|---|
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MAHUTA, Nanaia 12070
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Labour Party 10615
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PAPA, Stanley Rahui 4619
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Māori Party 1934
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ACT New Zealand 16
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Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party 155
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Ban1080 22
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Conservative 10
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Democrats for Social Credit 5
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Green Party 880
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United Future 7
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MANA 158
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NZ Outdoors Party 10
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National Party 1256
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New Zealand First Party 1540
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New Zealand People’s Party 23
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The Opportunities Party (TOP) 429
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Internet Party 3
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655
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279
|
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17,344
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17,342
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