42% counted ·
Bay of Plenty: National leads by 6,332 votes
Candidate vote
| Candidate | Now | Share bar | Votes | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAT Tom RUTHERFORD | 51.2% | 9,759 | 51.6% (won in 2023) | |
| LAB Pare TAIKATO | 18.0% | 3,427 | 17.5% | |
| ACT Cameron LUXTON | 9.3% | 1,776 | 9.3% | |
| GRN Matthew MACMILLAN | 8.9% | 1,706 | 8.9% | |
| NZF Kirsten MURFITT | 8.9% | 1,701 | 8.9% | |
| LBP Wendy GILLESPIE | 1.2% | 221 | 1.2% | |
| 2 other candidates | 1.3% | 244 |
NAT leads by 6,332 · 2023 majority 15,405 (NAT)
Networks own wording
1News
“Called”
NAT RUTHERFORDFirst
RNZ
“Wins”
NAT RUTHERFORDFirst
NZ Herald
“Projected winner”
NAT RUTHERFORD
Stuff
“Called”
NAT RUTHERFORD
ThreeNews
“Called”
NAT RUTHERFORD
Summary
5 of 5 networks have called it for National
Only calls count as called. Characterisations such as “too close to call” are each network’s own words.
Party vote
| Party | Now | Share bar | 2023 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 46.4% | 47.0% | −0.6 | |
| Labour | 18.2% | 17.3% | +0.9 | |
| ACT | 12.0% | 11.4% | +0.6 | |
| NZ First | 9.2% | 8.7% | +0.6 | |
| Green | 7.5% | 8.0% | −0.4 | |
| Opportunities | 1.7% | 2.0% | −0.3 | |
| NZ Loyal | 1.6% | 1.6% | +0.0 | |
| Te Pāti Māori | 1.3% | 1.3% | +0.0 | |
| NewZeal | 1.0% | 1.0% | +0.0 |