Results of the 2020 New Zealand general election

This article summarises results of the 17 October 2020 New Zealand general election, including both party vote and electorate vote outcomes.

Results of the 2020 general election. From left to right: general electorate winners, Māori electorate winners, and numbers of List MPs.

Release of results

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Preliminary results were released gradually after polling booths closed at 19:00 (NZDT) on 17 October.[1] The preliminary count only includes advance ordinary and election day ordinary votes; it does not include any special votes, which have a deadline ten days later (27 October).[2] Special votes include votes from those who enrolled after the deadline of 13 September, those who voted outside their electorate (including all overseas votes), voters in hospital or prison, and those voters enrolled on the unpublished roll.[3] The votes in the cannabis referendum and the euthanasia referendum were counted after election day, with preliminary results released on 30 October.[1]

All voting papers, counterfoils and electoral rolls are returned to the electorate's returning officer for a mandatory recount; this also includes approving and counting any special votes, and compiling a master roll to ensure no voter has voted more than once. To simplify processing and counting, overseas votes will be sent to and counted at the Electoral Commission's central processing centre in Wellington, rather than to electorate returning officers.[4] Official results, including all recounted ordinary votes and special votes, as well as the official results of the two referendums, are expected to be released by the Electoral Commission on 6 November 2020.[1]

Parties and candidates have three working days after the release of the official results to apply for a judicial recount. These recounts take place under the auspices of a District Court judge (the Chief District Court Judge in case of a nationwide recount),[5][6] and may delay the return of the election writ by a few days.[7]

Party vote

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Party vote percentage

  Labour (50.01%)
  National (25.58%)
  Green (7.86%)
  ACT (7.59%)
  NZ First (2.60%)
  Opportunities (1.51%)
  New Conservative (1.48%)
  Māori (1.17%)
  Other (2.2%)
Summary of the 17 October 2020 election for the House of Representatives[8]
 
Party Party vote Electorate vote sum Total
seats
+/-
Votes % Change
(pp)
Seats Votes % Change
(pp)
Seats
Labour 1,443,545 50.01  13.12 19 1,357,501 48.07  10.19 46 65  19
National 738,275 25.58  18.87 10 963,845 34.13  9.92 23 33  23
Green 226,757 7.86  1.59 9 162,245 5.74  1.17 1 10  2
ACT 219,031 7.59  7.08 9 97,697 3.46  2.45 1 10  9
NZ First 75,020 2.60  4.60 0 30,209 1.07  4.38 0 0  9
Opportunities (TOP) 43,449 1.51  0.94 0 25,181 0.89  0.14 0 0  
New Conservative 42,613 1.48  1.24 0 49,598 1.76  1.52 0 0  
Māori Party 33,630 1.17  0.01 1 60,837 2.15  0.04 1 2  2
Advance NZ 28,429 0.98 new 0 25,054 0.89 new 0 0 new
Legalise Cannabis 13,329 0.46  0.15 0 8,044 0.28  0.12 0 0  
ONE 8,121 0.28 new 0 6,830 0.24 new 0 0 new
Vision NZ 4,237 0.15 new 0 2,139 0.08 new 0 0 new
Outdoors 3,256 0.11  0.05 0 7,982 0.28  0.23 0 0  
TEA 2,414 0.08 new 0 2,764 0.10 new 0 0 new
Sustainable NZ 1,880 0.07 new 0 2,421 0.09 new 0 0 new
Social Credit 1,520 0.05  0.02 0 2,699 0.11  0.09 0 0  
Heartland 914 0.03 new 0 8,462 0.30 new 0 0 new
Unregistered parties 3,391 0.12  0.08 0 0  
Independent 7,299 0.26  0.24 0 0  
Valid votes 2,886,420 98.88  0.34 2,824,198 96.75  0.58
Informal votes 21,372 0.73  0.32 57,138 1.96  0.80
Disallowed votes 11,281 0.39  0.66 37,737 2.66  1.37
Below electoral threshold 225,182 7.71
Total 2,919,073 100 48 2,919,073 100 72 120
Eligible voters and turnout 3,549,580 82.24  2.49 3,549,580 82.24  2.49
Popular vote
Labour
50.0%
National
25.6%
Green
7.9%
ACT
7.6%
NZ First
2.6%
Opportunities
1.5%
New Conservative
1.5%
Māori
1.2%
Others
2.2%
Parliament seats
Labour
54.17%
National
27.50%
ACT
8.33%
Green
8.33%
Māori
1.67%

Party vote by electorate

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The following is a breakdown of the party vote received in each electorate, for parties receiving at least 1% of the nationwide party vote.[9]

Electorate Labour National Green ACT NZ First New Conservative TOP Māori
Auckland Central 46.22 21.19 19.14 7.52 1.72 0.54 2.14 0.31
Banks Peninsula 50.47 21.03 14.26 7.00 1.99 1.26 2.18 0.29
Bay of Plenty 42.80 32.57 4.76 10.09 2.95 2.14 1.66 0.43
Botany 47.59 37.14 3.29 6.81 1.44 1.44 0.63 0.19
Christchurch Central 53.64 19.60 12.78 6.20 2.13 1.18 2.19 0.35
Christchurch East 60.26 16.58 8.46 6.16 2.49 2.03 1.43 0.35
Coromandel 43.55 32.76 5.63 9.74 3.03 1.63 0.85 0.25
Dunedin 55.39 14.14 17.82 5.29 1.72 0.91 2.82 0.33
East Coast 50.40 26.96 5.53 7.78 3.44 1.09 0.91 0.75
East Coast Bays 40.25 38.38 6.16 8.81 1.72 1.79 1.14 0.17
Epsom 36.05 37.46 10.99 10.41 1.46 0.50 1.97 0.26
Hamilton East 49.14 27.44 8.00 6.92 2.11 2.01 2.19 0.49
Hamilton West 52.65 25.31 5.68 6.92 2.56 2.05 2.08 0.53
Hutt South 55.14 21.99 9.43 5.63 2.35 1.16 2.16 0.44
Ilam 44.93 29.64 10.34 8.77 1.77 1.23 1.97 0.25
Invercargill 48.09 29.97 3.46 9.61 3.04 2.15 1.08 0.19
Kaikōura 44.60 30.28 5.31 11.45 2.90 1.86 1.15 0.16
Kaipara ki Mahurangi 40.31 33.97 6.31 11.27 2.58 1.49 1.29 0.28
Kelston 62.50 17.33 8.29 4.37 2.59 1.37 1.15 0.52
Mana 58.55 18.48 9.70 5.57 2.21 0.98 1.99 0.56
Mangere 77.37 9.11 3.99 1.55 2.76 1.73 0.41 0.90
Manurewa 73.91 13.03 3.03 1.73 2.87 1.69 0.46 0.82
Maungakiekie 50.75 25.97 9.14 7.14 2.10 1.12 1.87 0.43
Mount Albert 48.90 18.75 20.06 6.00 1.83 0.58 2.53 0.49
Mount Roskill 56.17 24.44 8.02 4.99 1.92 1.20 1.31 0.37
Napier 50.94 28.10 5.86 8.18 2.16 1.47 1.29 0.28
Nelson 53.98 20.71 9.08 8.20 1.90 1.56 1.75 0.20
New Lynn 53.33 21.88 11.45 6.31 2.33 1.16 1.30 0.46
New Plymouth 48.46 30.21 4.63 8.00 2.27 1.73 1.78 0.48
North Shore 41.35 34.05 8.34 9.86 1.90 1.21 1.90 0.25
Northcote 49.56 27.67 8.69 7.32 1.93 1.34 1.85 0.23
Northland 43.98 27.48 6.10 9.51 5.83 1.85 1.01 0.40
Ōhariu 51.07 22.30 13.61 6.10 1.89 0.86 2.80 0.35
Ōtaki 52.56 26.60 6.45 7.18 2.66 1.38 1.06 0.31
Pakuranga 42.05 38.53 4.64 8.57 2.16 1.33 0.93 0.20
Palmerston North 54.89 21.92 7.41 6.76 2.98 1.81 1.95 0.46
Panmure-Ōtāhuhu 73.66 12.75 4.12 2.39 2.48 1.23 0.75 0.65
Papakura 42.74 37.11 4.04 8.81 2.78 1.58 0.82 0.32
Port Waikato 40.38 36.40 3.35 10.71 2.94 1.69 0.92 0.32
Rangitata 48.85 31.48 3.12 9.66 2.00 2.01 0.97 0.13
Rangitīkei 44.56 30.25 4.61 11.39 3.37 1.98 1.41 0.43
Remutaka 58.55 19.11 7.17 6.02 2.99 1.58 1.90 0.39
Rongotai 52.61 13.25 23.72 3.88 1.95 0.51 2.80 0.44
Rotorua 46.68 28.65 4.75 9.06 3.62 1.84 1.59 0.91
Selwyn 42.12 34.01 4.87 12.56 2.00 1.77 1.31 0.14
Southland 38.85 36.07 5.28 12.70 2.01 1.49 1.56 0.15
Taieri 59.43 21.29 5.45 7.37 2.63 1.12 1.28 0.12
Takanini 55.00 30.08 3.31 4.64 1.98 1.70 0.60 0.44
Tāmaki 38.61 37.06 7.68 11.73 1.62 0.69 1.34 0.30
Taranaki-King Country 37.71 36.50 4.82 11.42 2.76 2.74 1.23 0.46
Taupō 45.27 32.75 3.80 9.83 2.78 1.54 1.34 0.37
Tauranga 42.33 32.75 5.49 9.02 3.64 2.36 1.93 0.35
Te Atatū 58.05 22.72 6.51 5.13 2.54 1.41 1.06 0.67
Tukituki 48.29 29.79 5.41 8.91 2.07 2.15 1.08 0.39
Upper Harbour 48.31 31.39 5.33 7.59 1.97 1.86 1.38 0.36
Waikato 39.48 37.72 3.52 10.52 2.71 2.55 1.26 0.35
Waimakariri 49.69 28.50 4.67 9.31 2.13 3.01 0.94 0.16
Wairarapa 48.18 29.27 5.18 9.19 3.43 1.49 1.09 0.28
Waitaki 44.08 31.26 5.66 11.65 1.98 1.92 1.30 0.12
Wellington Central 43.57 14.48 30.44 4.88 1.12 0.43 3.74 0.53
West Coast-Tasman 47.34 25.22 8.24 9.77 2.96 1.68 1.28 0.20
Whanganui 51.71 26.37 4.88 7.94 3.33 1.68 0.95 0.54
Whangaparāoa 40.04 36.70 4.89 10.61 2.15 2.29 1.22 0.20
Whangārei 47.28 26.19 6.18 8.24 5.12 1.84 1.50 0.34
Wigram 55.17 21.57 9.11 5.78 2.03 1.64 2.46 0.32
Hauraki-Waikato 64.73 3.73 6.35 1.31 3.66 0.41 1.02 12.26
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 67.33 2.33 6.48 0.88 3.76 0.38 0.74 12.16
Tāmaki Makaurau 61.09 3.16 10.65 1.08 4.28 0.52 1.04 12.93
Te Tai Hauāuru 61.98 3.04 6.82 1.22 3.57 0.33 1.01 15.69
Te Tai Tokerau 61.10 3.67 7.48 1.33 7.23 0.40 1.02 10.35
Te Tai Tonga 59.54 5.72 11.70 2.79 3.50 0.71 1.86 8.81
Waiariki 60.67 2.39 5.95 0.94 3.67 0.38 0.90 17.75

Electorate vote

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Party affiliation of winning electorate candidates.

The table below shows the results of the 2020 general election:

Key
Electorate results of the 2020 New Zealand general election[10][11]
Electorate Incumbent Winner Majority Runner up Third place
Auckland Central Nikki Kaye Chlöe Swarbrick 1,068 Helen White Emma Mellow
Banks Peninsula New electorate Tracey McLellan 13,156 Catherine Chu Eugenie Sage
Bay of Plenty Todd Muller 3,415 Angie Warren-Clark Bruce Carley
Botany Jami-Lee Ross Christopher Luxon 3,999 Naisi Chen Damien Smith
Christchurch Central Duncan Webb 14,098 Dale Stephens Chrys Horn
Christchurch East Poto Williams 17,336 Lincoln Platt Nikki Berry
Coromandel Scott Simpson 3,505 Nathaniel Blomfield Pamela Grealey
Dunedin New electorate David Clark 15,521 Michael Woodhouse Jack Brazil
East Coast Anne Tolley Kiri Allan 6,331 Tania Tapsell Meredith Akuhata-Brown
East Coast Bays Erica Stanford 8,764 Monina Hernandez Dan Jones
Epsom David Seymour 9,224 Camilla Belich Paul Goldsmith
Hamilton East David Bennett Jamie Strange 2,973 David Bennett Rimu Bhooi
Hamilton West Tim Macindoe Gaurav Sharma 6,267 Tim Macindoe Roger Weldon
Hutt South Chris Bishop Ginny Andersen 3,777 Chris Bishop Richard McIntosh
Ilam Gerry Brownlee Sarah Pallett 3,463 Gerry Brownlee David Bennett
Invercargill Sarah Dowie Penny Simmonds 224 Liz Craig Rochelle Francis
Kaikōura Stuart Smith 2,295 Matt Flight Richard McCubbin
Kaipara ki Mahurangi New electorate Chris Penk 4,435 Marja Lubeck Beth Houlbrooke
Kelston Carmel Sepuloni 15,660 Bala Beeram Jessamine Fraser
Mana Kris Faafoi Barbara Edmonds 16,224 Jo Hayes Jan Logie
Māngere William Sio 19,396 Agnes Loheni Peter Brian Sykes
Manurewa Louisa Wall Arena Williams 17,179 Nuwi Samarakone John Hall
Maungakiekie Denise Lee Priyanca Radhakrishnan 635 Denise Lee Ricardo Menéndez March
Mount Albert Jacinda Ardern 21,246 Melissa Lee Luke Wijohn
Mount Roskill Michael Wood 13,853 Parmjeet Parmar Golriz Ghahraman
Napier Stuart Nash 5,856 Katie Nimon James Crow
Nelson Nick Smith Rachel Boyack 4,525 Nick Smith Aaron Stallard
New Lynn Deborah Russell 13,134 Lisa Whyte Steve Abel
New Plymouth Jonathan Young Glen Bennett 2,555 Jonathan Young Murray Chong
North Shore Maggie Barry Simon Watts 3,734 Romy Udanga Liz Rawlings
Northcote Dan Bidois Shanan Halbert 2,534 Dan Bidois Natasha Fairley
Northland Matt King Willow-Jean Prime 163 Matt King Shane Jones
Ōhāriu Greg O'Connor 11,961 Brett Hudson Jessica Hammond
Ōtaki Nathan Guy Terisa Ngobi 2,988 Tim Costley Bernard Long
Pakuranga Simeon Brown 10,050 Nerissa Henry Lawrence Xu-Nan
Palmerston North Iain Lees-Galloway Tangi Utikere 12,508 William Wood Teanau Tuiono
Panmure-Ōtāhuhu New electorate Jenny Salesa 18,626 Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Mark Simiona
Papakura Judith Collins 5,583 Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki Sue Cowie
Port Waikato New electorate Andrew Bayly 4,313 Baljit Kaur Mark Ball
Rangitata Vacant[a] Jo Luxton 4,408 Megan Hands Hamish Hutton
Rangitīkei Ian McKelvie 2,961 Soraya Peke-Mason Ali Hale Tilley
Remutaka Chris Hipkins 20,497 Mark Crofskey Chris Norton
Rongotai Paul Eagle 19,207 Teall Crossen David Patterson
Rotorua Todd McClay 825 Claire Mahon Kaya Sparke
Selwyn Amy Adams Nicola Grigg 4,968 Reuben Davidson Stuart Armstrong
Southland New electorate Joseph Mooney 5,645 Jon Mitchell David Kennedy
Taieri New electorate Ingrid Leary 12,398 Liam Kernaghan Scott Willis
Takanini New electorate Neru Leavasa 7,724 Rima Nakhle Mike McCormick
Tāmaki Simon O'Connor 8,068 Shirin Brown Sylvia Boys
Taranaki-King Country Barbara Kuriger 3,134 Angela Roberts Brent Miles
Taupō Louise Upston 5,119 Ala' Al-Bustanji Danna Glendining
Tauranga Simon Bridges 1,856 Jan Tinetti Josh Cole
Te Atatū Phil Twyford 10,508 Alfred Ngaro Scott Hindman
Tukituki Lawrence Yule Anna Lorck 1,590 Lawrence Yule Chris Perley
Upper Harbour Paula Bennett Vanushi Walters 2,392 Jake Bezzant Ryan Nicholls
Waikato Tim van de Molen 5,216 Kerrin Leoni James McDowall
Waimakariri Matt Doocey 1,507 Dan Rosewarne Leighton Baker
Wairarapa Alastair Scott Kieran McAnulty 6,545 Mike Butterick Ron Mark
Waitaki Jacqui Dean 3,281 Liam Wairepo Sampsa Kiuru
Wellington Central Grant Robertson 18,878 Nicola Willis James Shaw
West Coast-Tasman Damien O'Connor 6,208 Maureen Pugh Steve Richards
Whanganui Harete Hipango Steph Lewis 8,191 Harete Hipango Alan Clay
Whangaparāoa New electorate Mark Mitchell 7,823 Lorayne Ferguson Paul Grace
Whangārei Shane Reti Emily Henderson 431 Shane Reti David Seymour[b]
Wigram Megan Woods 14,770 Hamish Campbell Richard Wesley
Māori electorates
Hauraki-Waikato Nanaia Mahuta 9,660 Donna Pokere-Phillips Philip Lambert
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Meka Whaitiri 6,045 Heather Te Au-Skipworth Elizabeth Kerekere
Tāmaki Makaurau Peeni Henare 927 John Tamihere Marama Davidson
Te Tai Hauāuru Adrian Rurawhe 1,053 Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Noeline Apiata
Te Tai Tokerau Kelvin Davis 8,164 Mariameno Kapa-Kingi Maki Herbert
Te Tai Tonga Rino Tirikatene 6,855 Tākuta Ferris Ariana Paretutanganui-Tamati
Waiariki Tāmati Coffey Rawiri Waititi 836 Tāmati Coffey Hannah Tamaki

List results

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Labour National Green ACT Māori

Andrew Little (07)
David Parker (09)
Trevor Mallard (11)
Kris Faafoi (15)
Ayesha Verrall (17)
Willie Jackson (19)
Louisa Wall (27)
Camilla Belich (30)
Jan Tinetti (32)
Marja Lubeck (34)
Angie Warren-Clark (35)
Tāmati Coffey (37)
Naisi Chen (38)
Liz Craig (41)
Ibrahim Omer (42)
Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki (44)
Rachel Brooking (46)
Helen White (48)
Angela Roberts (50)

Gerry Brownlee (02)
Paul Goldsmith (03)
Shane Reti (05)
Chris Bishop (07)
David Bennett (11)
Michael Woodhouse (12)
Nicola Willis (13)
Melissa Lee (16)
Nick Smith (18)
Maureen Pugh (19)

Marama Davidson (01)
James Shaw (02)
Julie Anne Genter (04)
Jan Logie (05)
Eugenie Sage (06)
Golriz Ghahraman (07)
Teanau Tuiono (08)
Elizabeth Kerekere (09)
Ricardo Menéndez March (10)

Brooke van Velden (02)
Nicole McKee (03)
Chris Baillie (04)
Simon Court (05)
James McDowall (06)
Karen Chhour (07)
Mark Cameron (08)
Toni Severin (09)
Damien Smith (10)

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (01)

MP changes

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Based on preliminary results, there were 40 new MPs: 22 for Labour, 5 for National, 9 for ACT, 3 for the Greens, and 1 for the Māori Party.[12] When final results were announced on 6 November, this rose to 42 new members, the two additional new members being Emily Henderson (Labour) and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (Māori).[13][14]

Party New MPs Resigned or retired MPs Defeated MPs MPs switching seat type
Labour Ayesha Verrall
Vanushi Walters
Camilla Belich
Naisi Chen
Ibrahim Omer
Rachel Brooking
Helen White
Barbara Edmonds
Angela Roberts
Shanan Halbert
Neru Leavasa
Tracey McLellan
Steph Lewis
Rachel Boyack
Arena Williams
Ingrid Leary
Sarah Pallett
Gaurav Sharma
Emily Henderson
Terisa Ngobi
Glen Bennett
Tangi Utikere
Anna Lorck
Ruth Dyson
Clare Curran
Raymond Huo
Iain Lees-Galloway
Kris Faafoi (to list)
Kiri Allan (to electorate)
Kieran McAnulty (to electorate)
Louisa Wall (to list)
Priyanca Radhakrishnan (to electorate)
Willow-Jean Prime (to electorate)
Tāmati Coffey (to list)
Jo Luxton (to electorate)
Jamie Strange (to electorate)
Ginny Andersen (to electorate)
National Nicola Grigg
Christopher Luxon
Joseph Mooney
Penny Simmonds
Simon Watts
David Carter
Alastair Scott
Nathan Guy
Maggie Barry
Sarah Dowie
Nicky Wagner
Anne Tolley
Paula Bennett
Hamish Walker
Jian Yang
Nikki Kaye
Amy Adams
Andrew Falloon[c]
Harete Hipango
Jonathan Young
Tim Macindoe
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
Paulo Garcia
Parmjeet Parmar
Agnes Loheni
Alfred Ngaro
Lawrence Yule
Denise Lee
Brett Hudson
Matt King
Dan Bidois
Jo Hayes
Gerry Brownlee (to list)
Shane Reti (to list)
Chris Bishop (to list)
David Bennett (to list)
Nick Smith (to list)
ACT Brooke van Velden
Nicole McKee
Chris Baillie
Simon Court
James McDowall
Karen Chhour
Mark Cameron
Toni Severin
Damien Smith
Green Teanau Tuiono
Elizabeth Kerekere
Ricardo Menéndez March
Gareth Hughes Chlöe Swarbrick (to electorate)
Māori Party Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Rawiri Waititi
NZ First Clayton Mitchell Winston Peters
Fletcher Tabuteau
Tracey Martin
Shane Jones
Ron Mark
Darroch Ball
Mark Patterson
Jenny Marcroft
Advance NZ Jami-Lee Ross

Notes

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  1. ^ Was Andrew Falloon until his immediate resignation on 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ The David Seymour who contested the electorate of Whangārei for ACT is a different person from ACT party leader, David Seymour, who re-contested and won his Auckland seat of Epsom.
  3. ^ The resignation of Andrew Falloon was effective immediately, but since it took place less than six months before the general election, a by-election to fill the vacancy was not required.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "About the 2020 General Election". vote.nz. Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ "How are general election votes counted?". Elections.nz. Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Can't get to a voting place?". Elections.nz. Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Party Secretary Handbook – 2020 General Election and Referendums" (PDF). Elections.nz. Electoral Commission.
  5. ^ Electoral Act 1993, sections 190 and 191.
  6. ^ "Election recounts and petitions". Elections.nz. Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Writ Day – New Zealand Parliament". Parliament.nz. New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Summary of Overall Results". New Zealand Election Results. Electoral Commission. 30 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Votes for Registered Parties by Electorate". Electoral Commission.
  10. ^ "2020-au5126". New Zealand Gazette. 6 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Amended Official Result for the Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Hauāuru Electoral Districts". New Zealand Gazette. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Election 2020: The 40 diverse new MPs entering Parliament". The New Zealand Herald. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020 – via Newstalk ZB.
  13. ^ Lynch, Jenna (6 November 2020). "NZ Election 2020: Judith Collins will 'definitely not' stand down as leader despite National's crushing defeat". Newshub. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  14. ^ Moir, Jo (6 November 2020). "Special votes: National loses two MPs, one each to Labour, Māori Party". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 7 November 2020.