The official results in the general election have finally been released - but it's likely recounts will be requested in some electorates.
On Friday National lost two seats after the count of special votes, while Te Pāti Māori gained two, and the Green Party has gained another.
The margins in some electorates are in the single digits:
- Te Pāti Māori candidate Takutai Tarsh Kemp won the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate by just 4 votes over Labour's Peeni Henare.
- Labour's Helen White beat National's Melissa Lee in Mt Albert by just 20 votes
- And Labour candidate Rachel Boyack won Nelson with a majority of 29 votes over the National candidate Blair Cameron.
Melissa Lee and Blair Cameron have indicated they may request a recount.
Chief electoral officer Karl Le Quesne spoke to Susie Ferguson.
