2 Nov 2017
More young votes in Election 2017, but no 'youthquake'
More young people voted in this year's election but there is little evidence of the youthquake some predicted after Jacinda Ardern became the Labour Party leader. The Electoral Commission's breakdown of voting statistics reveals the percentage increase in voter turnout was biggest amongst those aged 18 to 29. But Brent Edwards reports when the actual number of voters is counted there was a much larger increase among voters over 60.