Oriini Kaipara celebrates her victory on by-election night. Photo: RNZ / Lillian Hanly
The final result for the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election shows Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara has extended her majority over Labour's Peeni Henare by 500 votes.
The official result shows Kaipara claimed 6948 votes compared to Henare's 3429 votes - a majority of 3519.
The total vote count was 10,688.
On the night of the by-election, Kaipara had 6031 compared to Henare's 3093.
In total, there were 44,421 people enrolled in the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate, with a total of 12,071 ordinary and special votes cast.
Almost 1400 votes were disallowed votes primarily because voters were not enrolled in the electorate.
About 6500 ordinary and special votes were cast in advance, accounting for 61.0 percent of all votes cast.
Henare conceded on election night as the vote to choose a local member of Parliament for the electorate hit 80 percent, with his main opponent tallying almost twice as many.
Labour has since indicated it will take time to consider what went wrong in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election, and how it plans to work with Te Pāti Māori, following the bruising defeat.
Te Pāti Māori party celebrated her victory on election night with co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer saying Tāmaki Makaurau voted for "unapologetic representation."
Te Pāti Māori said in a statement it extended its "heartfelt gratitude" to all voters who supported Kaipara and the party.
"These special votes seal a resounding victory that strengthens our mandate to serve tangata whenua and all communities in this vital electorate."
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi said the victory belonged to "every whānau, every community member, and every supporter who believed in our vision for Tāmaki Makaurau".
The party said the campaign's success was built on a "comprehensive grassroots strategy that maximized every sphere of influence available to the party."
"From face-to-face community hui to innovative social media engagement- Te Pāti Māori demonstrated that authentic connection with voters transcends traditional campaign resources.
"Our strategy proved that you don't need the biggest budget, you need the biggest heart and the clearest vision" said co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.
Kaipara will deliver her Maiden Statement in Parliament on 9 October.
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