71% counted ·
Waikato: National leads by 11,366 votes
Candidate vote
| Candidate | Now | Share bar | Votes | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAT Tim VAN DE MOLEN | 61.6% | 18,497 | 64.4% (won in 2023) | |
| LAB Jamie TOKO | 23.7% | 7,131 | 20.9% | |
| NZF Stuart HUSBAND | 8.4% | 2,530 | 8.4% | |
| TOP Megan OWEN | 3.6% | 1,092 | 3.6% | |
| 1 other candidate | 1.0% | 296 |
NAT leads by 11,366 · 2023 majority 18,548 (NAT)
Networks own wording
1News
“Called”
NAT VAN DE MOLENFirst
RNZ
“Wins”
NAT VAN DE MOLENFirst
NZ Herald
“Projected winner”
NAT VAN DE MOLEN
Stuff
“Called”
NAT VAN DE MOLEN
ThreeNews
“Called”
NAT VAN DE MOLENFirst
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 | 47.4% | 50.2% | −2.8 | |
| Labour | 17.8% | 17.6% | +0.3 | |
| ACT | 13.3% | 12.2% | +1.0 | |
| NZ First | 8.2% | 7.7% | +0.6 | |
| Green | 5.1% | 5.5% | −0.4 | |
| NZ Loyal | 1.6% | 1.7% | −0.1 | |
| Opportunities | 1.5% | 1.7% | −0.2 | |
| Te Pāti Māori | 1.0% | 1.0% | +0.1 | |
| NewZeal | 0.5% | 0.5% | +0.0 |