Election 2026: Historic night for Act as party hits 11%

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Get all the key moments, analysis & updates in our Election Night Special. Act supporters have something to smile about this evening, achieving the party’s third “record result”…
Act supporters have something to smile about this evening, achieving the party’s third “record result” in a row.
As of 11pm on Saturday, the party was sitting on 11%, up from 8.64% in 2023 and 7.6% in 2020.
Leader David Seymour told attendees at the title="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/act-party/">Act election HQ the outcome was a “record result”.
He thanked his team of candidates and shared his appreciation for Kiwis who used their “voice, time and effort” to anchor New Zealand politics to the right.
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