Mt Albert by-election preliminary results
Sunday 14 June 2009, 11:13AM
By Chief Electoral Office
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The Chief Electoral Officer has released the preliminary results for the 13 June Parliamentary by-election in the electorate of Mt Albert.
2009 Mt Albert By-Election Preliminary Results
Candidate
Party
Vote
BAGNALL, Jim
Independent
22
BAKER, Ari
Independent
15
BOSCAWEN, John
ACT New Zealand
943
BOYCE, Ben
The Bill and Ben Party
151
DYER, Simonne
Kiwi Party
85
FRANCE, Malcolm
People Before Profit
13
GREEN, Dakta
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
85
KANE, Rusty
The Peoples Choice Party
5
LEE, Melissa
National Party
3,426
NORMAN, Russel
Green Party
2,418
PISTORIUS, Julian
Libertarianz
35
SHEARER, David
Labour Party
12,613
TURNER, Judy
United Future
82
VAN DEN HEUVEL, Anthony Joseph James
Human Rights Party
14
WOOD, Jackson James
Independent
9
Candidate Informals
76
TOTAL
19,992
The preliminary results are based on the 19,992 ordinary votes counted on election night.
Special declaration votes still to be counted are estimated to be 1,215 (5.7% of total votes). This includes an estimated 101 overseas votes.
The total number of estimated votes (those counted on election night plus estimated special votes to be counted) is 21,207.
Voter turnout for the 2009 Mt Albert by-election is estimated to be 47.57% of the 44,584 enrolled as at 5pm Friday 12 June.
The results by polling place will be available from www.electionresults.govt.nz.
The Official Results process starts tomorrow Sunday 14 June and is expected to be completed on Wednesday 24 June. All votes counted on election night will be recounted. Special declaration votes will be processed and counted. The target to release the Official Results for the Mt Albert by-election is noon Wednesday 24 June 2009.