Mana By-Election Official Results
The Electoral Commission has released the official results for the 20 November Parliamentary by-election in the electorate of Mana.
2010 Mana By-Election Official
Results
Candidate-
Party- Number of Votes
BUCHANAN, Kelly - Alliance - 37
CRAWFORD, Julian Lloyd - Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party - 112
DU PLESSIS, Colin - ACT New Zealand - 136
FAAFOI, Kris - Labour Party - 10,980
FITZPATRICK, Sean - Libertarianz - 46
LOGIE, Jan - Green Party - 1,543
McCARTEN, Matt - Independent - 849
PARATA, Hekia - National Party - 9,574
Candidate Informals - 37
TOTAL 23,314
In the 2010 Mana by-election there
were:
• 43,556 people enrolled.
• A total of
23,834 votes cast.
• 2,467 advance votes.
• 1,446
special votes, including 51 overseas votes.
The winning candidate majority was 1,406 votes.
Voter turnout for the 2010 Mana by-election was 54.72% of the 43,556 people enrolled.
The Electoral Commission expects to return the writ showing the successful candidate on Tuesday 7 December 2010 (assuming no recounts).
The results by polling place are available from www.electionresults.govt.nz.
Background
The official results for the 2010
Mana by-election held on Saturday 20 November 2010 have been
determined in accordance with the electoral legislation. The
results are subject to any applications for judicial
recounts.
The scrutiny of the rolls has been
completed and the master roll for the Mana electorate has
been prepared. All votes cast on election night have been
recounted and balanced and special votes have been checked
for eligibility before being counted. This has been done in
the presence of a Justice of the Peace.
ENDS