New Zealand election too close to call as National and Labour finish level on preliminary count
New Zealand's general election on Saturday 7 November left National and Labour almost tied on about 29.3 per cent each, with roughly 700,000 special votes to count before the official result on 27 November.
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New Zealand's general election on Saturday 7 November ended without a clear winner, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's National Party and Chris Hipkins's Labour Party almost level on the party vote and about 700,000 special votes still to be counted.
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- RNZ Too close to call: Wait begins for special votes after cliffhanger election night rnz.co.nz
- ABC News Australia New Zealand 2026 election reactions and results, as it happened abc.net.au
- The Conversation NZ's next government hangs in the balance: 2026 election results at a glance theconversation.com
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