{"id":8360,"date":"2023-11-09T05:25:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8360"},"modified":"2023-11-09T05:26:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:26:39","slug":"8360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8360","title":{"rendered":"The District Court has formally received applications for judicial recounts in three knife-edge electorates."},"content":{"rendered":"

The District Court has formally received applications for judicial recounts in three knife-edge electorates.<\/p>\n

Following the\u00a0return of the special votes last week<\/a>, National indicated it would ask for recounts in two seats, while Labour would seek a recount in one seat.<\/p>\n

In the M\u0101ori electorate of T\u0101maki Makaurau, Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori’s Takutai Tarsh Kemp leads Labour’s Peeni Henare by four votes.<\/p>\n

Labour’s Helen White is 20 votes ahead of National’s Melissa Lee in Mt Albert.<\/p>\n

In Nelson,\u00a0Labour’s Rachel Boyack, the electorate’s incumbent, is leading National’s newcomer Blair Cameron by 29 votes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The District Court said applicants had three working days following the public declaration of the election to file for a judicial recount. That deadline was Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Nelson recount will begin at 11am Thursday morning, while the Mt Albert and T\u0101maki Makaurau recounts will start at 9am on Monday.<\/p>\n

Each candidate is entitled to a scrutineer to observe the recounts. No timeframe has been given for how long they will take.<\/p>\n

If a judge finds the results from the public declaration were incorrect, they will order the Electoral Commission to give an amended declaration.<\/p>\n

Despite their losses, National’s Melissa Lee and Labour’s Peeni Henare returned to Parliament as list MPs.<\/p>\n

Last week,\u00a0Lee told RNZ it was “incredible” she had cut Labour’s majority from 21,000 to 20<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She said she enjoyed serving the area as a list MP, but becoming the electorate MP would allow her to better serve the community.<\/p>\n

“With such a slim majority, it’s only fair to the voters in Mount Albert that we actually go and double-check the result,” she said.<\/p>\n

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