Karl Le Quesne: Chief Electoral Officer on ACT Port Waikato candidate Neil Christensen dying

Election 2023 - A podcast by NZME

The death of ACT's Port Waikato candidate Neil Christensen will trigger a by-election. The Electoral Commission says party votes in the electorate will count for Saturday's election- but those for a Member of Parliament won't. Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne says this has a flow-on effect. He says once the by-election is run and we know who the successful candidate is- that will result in 121 MPs. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.