February 2, 2015 5:11pm by David Farrar

Northland By-election dates

The dates are:

Writ Day Mon 23 February
Nominations close Tue 3 March
Advance voting starts Wed 11 March
E-Day Sat 28 March
Official results Wed 8 April
Writ returned Tue 14 April

Until the 14th of April National will have 59 MPs in a Parliament of 120. To pass laws they’ll need two additional votes which will means both Act and United Future – or the Maori Party.