NZ Election not boring

After a long campaign 2,052,813 votes were counted and there is no result. The gap between the major parties is 1.11% and New Zealand now awaits the count of approx 200,000 special votes. We will await the outcome of coalition deals as the parties try to form a government. It’s probable the current government, Labour Party, will hold power but the worst case could be another election. I doubt anyone could stand going through that in the near future!

A bizarre sideshow was provided by a stolen light aircraft buzzing Auckland City near the Prime Ministers electorate and home. The pilot threatened to crash into the Sky Tower resulting in it’s observation decks and restaurant being evacuated. After two hours he crash landed in the harbour a few kilometres from the Opposition National Party’s leader home.

If you submitted this as a movie script it would be dismissed as “unrealistic”!

There was one winner on the night: I thought TV3’s election coverage was far better viewing than One’s.

Provisional Results

Polling Places Counted:	6,094 of 6,094 (100.0%)
Total Votes Counted:	2,052,813
Special Votes:	193,348
Less than 6 votes taken in Polling Places:	1,228
Party	Party Votes	% Votes	Electorate Seats	List Seats	Total Seats
Labour Party	832,425	40.74	31	19	50
National Party	809,674	39.63	31	18	49
New Zealand First Party	119,336	5.84	0	7	7
Green Party	103,617	5.07	0	6	6
Mâori Party	40,488	1.98	4	0	4
United Future New Zealand	55,605	2.72	1	2	3
ACT New Zealand	31,074	1.52	1	1	2
Jim Anderton's Progressive	24,624	1.21	1	0	1
Destiny New Zealand	12,488	0.61	0	0	0
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party	4,609	0.23	0	0	0
Christian Heritage NZ	2,495	0.12	0	0	0
Alliance	1,503	0.07	0	0	0
New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party	1,077	0.05	0	0	0
Democrats for Social Credit	1,006	0.05	0	0	0
Libertarianz	926	0.05	0	0	0
Direct Democracy Party	717	0.04	0	0	0
99 MP Party	564	0.03	0	0	0
OneNZ Party	465	0.02	0	0	0
The Republic of New Zealand Party	449	0.02	0	0	0
			69	53	122

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[Rob]

Maori Party = Lot of Hui.

[thomas of russia]

go national, coalition with labour yeeah.fuck helen