Threshold

Polling day ยท Saturday 7 November

Back at 7pm

Threshold is offline today until voting closes, in keeping with the rules that apply on polling day.

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Polling day so far

One dot for each of Parliament's 120 seats, before any are filled. The dots fill in through the day as 7pm gets closer; they say nothing about the result.

From 7pm

The count, liveThe Electoral Commission's preliminary results as they are released, checked every minute.
Seats in ParliamentOne dot per seat on the count so far, with the majority line and any overhang.
Against the final forecastEvery party's vote and seats set against its forecast range, on the same terms.
ElectoratesThe close calls, the seats with no sitting MP standing, and the bellwethers.

How results night usually runs

  1. 7pm Voting closes.
  2. From about 7.30pm First results, usually including many advance votes.
  3. Through the evening Votes cast on the day are added, voting place by voting place.
  4. Late evening The preliminary count of votes cast in New Zealand on the day is usually complete.
  5. Next few weeks Special and overseas votes are counted. Seats can still change.
  6. Friday 27 November Official results are declared.

Where and how to vote, until 7pm: vote.nz.

An independent personal project by Max Lin, made in a personal capacity. Not affiliated with any party, candidate, pollster, campaign or employer. Official results come only from the Electoral Commission.