East Cape election result: Dana Kirkpatrick takes early lead in electorate
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East Cape National candidate Dana Kirkpatrick is leading Labour candidate Jo Luxton in the preliminary vote count. Kirkpatrick was ahead by a margin of 379 votes with 0.9% of…
National candidate Dana Kirkpatrick (left) and Labour candidate Jo Luxton. Composite image / Gisborne Herald
East Cape National candidate Dana Kirkpatrick is leading Labour candidate Jo Luxton in the preliminary vote count.
Kirkpatrick was ahead by a margin of 2,781 votes with 23.2% of votes counted.
The electorate spans from Gisborne to Maketu on the East Coast of the North Island, and as far inland as Murupara.
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