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Christchurch Central Judicial Recount Official Results

The judicial recount of the electorate votes for the Christchurch Central electorate has been completed and National Party candidate Nicky Wagner has been confirmed as winning the seat with a majority of 47 votes.

The recount was brought as a result of an application filed by Labour Party candidate Brendon Burns on 12 December. The recount was conducted under the direction of a District Court Judge on 13 December at the headquarters of the Returning Officer for the Christchurch Central electorate in the presence of candidate scrutineers. 

Christchurch Central Judicial Recount Official Results

Candidate
Party
Number of Votes
BURNS, Brendon
Labour Party
12,017
CHANDLER, Luke
Independent
138
COOKE, Michael
Conservative Party
439
MOORHOUSE, David
Green Party
2,321
SEVERIN, Toni
ACT New Zealand
110
WAGNER, Nicky
National Party
12,064
Candidate Informals
  
532
TOTAL
  
27,621
 

Party

Number of Votes

ACT New Zealand

219

Alliance

24

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

180

Conservative Party

487

Democrats for Social Credit

9

Green Party

4,556

Labour Party

8,240

Libertarianz

22

Mana

100

Māori Party

139

National Party

12,506

New Zealand First Party

1,391

United Future

151

Party Informals

237

TOTAL

28,261
 
As directed by the District Court Judge, an amended declaration of the official results for Christchurch Central has been made by the publication of a notice in the Gazette.
 
The official election results website www.electionresults.govt.nz has been updated accordingly.