The Electoral Commission has released preliminary results for the 6 September 2025 Tāmaki Makaurau parliamentary by-election.
Oriini Kaipara (Te Pāti Māori) received 6,031 votes, Peeni Henare (Labour) 3,093, Hannah Tamaki (Vision New Zealand) 146, Sherry Lee Matene (Independent) 31, and Kelvyn Alp (New Zealand Loyal) 23.
There were 53 informal votes, making a total of 9,377 counted on election night. An estimated 2,621 special votes remain to be counted, bringing the projected total to 11,998. Voter turnout is estimated at 27.1% of the 44,269 enrolled.
Official results are expected on 17 September 2025 after the recount and inclusion of special votes.
72.9 % of Aucklanders are officially apathetic dumbwits.
And over 9000 vote for more rort and nepotism.
Haven’t Jaffas had enough?
These are people who took the clot shots in exchange for Big Macs 😒
They’re voting for all the free sh*t they’re being promised, as they always do.
They still haven’t clicked that none of it is actually free.
If you don’t work and collect a benefit, “its free”.
Vote non consequential s like this into power suffer the consequences
Obviously Kelvyn will not be going for a recount
We do we humans let ourselves be coerced into selling our souls for shiney things that tarnish and poison us over time
While sporting that ‘ Kill the Boar ‘ outfit.
Anyone telling you the majority are good decision makers, need look no further than the state of the Western world.