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Labo(u)r easily wins in both New Zealand and the ACT, and leads in Queensland

  • Written by Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Labo(u)r easily wins in both New Zealand and the ACT, and leads in QueenslandAAP/David Rowland

At Saturday’s New Zealand election, Labour won 64 of the 120 seats (up 18 since the 2017 election). This means a Labour eight-seat majority. The opposition National won 35 seats (down 21), the right-wing ACT ten (up nine), the Greens ten (up two) and the Māori party one (up one).

Vote shares were 49.1% Labour (up...

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