Poto wins Christchurch East

And predictably Poto Williams wins the Christchurch East by-election.  Williams ends ups with a majority of 4,613.

Poto Williams got 8119 votes, Matthew Doocey 3506 and the Greens’ David Moorhouse came in third with 926 votes.  The Conservatives’ Leighton Baker came in a pretty respectable fourth with 487 votes.

Labour has held the Christchurch East seat since 1922 and last general election Lianne Dalziel had a majority of 5334.