Northcote Results
The Northcote results are here.
With over half the results counted, the count is:
- Dan Bidois (N) 5,923, 51.2%
- Shannan Halbert (L) 5,123, 44.3%
- Rebekah Jaung (G) 304, 2.6%
The change (at this stage) from 2017 is:
- National down just 1.6%
- NZ First down 3.8% (did not stand)
- Greens down 4.2%
- Labour up 8.7%
So at this stage it looks like mainly a redistribution of votes on the left, plus lower turnout.
Will update once final results come in.
Final results are:
- Dan Bidois (N) 10,147, 51.1%
- Shannan Halbert (L) 8,785, 44.2%
- Rebekah Jaung (G) 579, 2.9%
The change (at this stage) from 2017 is:
- National down just 1.7%
- NZ First down 3.8% (did not stand)
- Greens down 3.9%
- Labour up 8.6%
So no big change except Labour picking up Green and NZF voters (which is logical voting behaviour for a by-election).
Congrats to Dan Bidois who is the new MP for Northcote. He has a great background which should serve him well as an MP. Good to see National having such good talent join them.