Election Results -- Overall Status

Less than 6 votes taken in Polling Places: 1,223
Status at: 11:20 pm on 17/09/2005
Polling Places Counted: 6,081 of 6,094 ( 99.8%)

Party                                                   Party    Votes   Elect    List   Total
                                                        Votes        %   Seats   Seats   Seats
Labour Party                                          830,345    40.71      31      19      50
National Party                                        808,834    39.66      31      18      49
New Zealand First Party                               119,195     5.84       0       7       7
Green Party                                           103,477     5.07       0       6       6
Mâori Party                                            40,360     1.98       4       0       4
United Future New Zealand                              55,571     2.72       1       2       3
ACT New Zealand                                        31,058     1.52       1       1       2
Jim Anderton's Progressive                             24,587     1.21       1       0       1
Destiny New Zealand                                    12,417     0.61       0       0       0
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party                        4,599     0.23       0       0       0
Christian Heritage NZ                                   2,495     0.12       0       0       0
Alliance                                                1,502     0.07       0       0       0
New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party              1,038     0.05       0       0       0
Democrats for Social Credit                             1,004     0.05       0       0       0
Libertarianz                                              947     0.05       0       0       0
Direct Democracy Party                                    715     0.04       0       0       0
99 MP Party                                               595     0.03       0       0       0
OneNZ Party                                               465     0.02       0       0       0
The Republic of New Zealand Party                         446     0.02       0       0       0
                                                                       ------- ------- -------
                                                                            69      53     122

So Labour's a full percentage point ahead of National. This pleases me. NZ First isn't in the powerful position it would like to be in, this also pleases me. the Greens remain in Parliament, which, since I voted for them, pleases me greatly. Nandor Tanczos, ranked at #7 on the Green Party list, will be losing his seat. That I'm not happy about, I like that guy. He said my music was beautiful when he saw me busking one night. Besides, having a Rastafarian with thigh length dreads who openly admits to smoking pot in Parliament is pretty damn wicked, I think.

But the important thing is, that smug wanker Don Brash is unlikely to become Prime Minister.

Like I said, it's not the final result, but close enough. I'm going to join M'colleague in town now. Apparently town's dead, and those who are out are nasty as all buggery, so I think M'colleague will need some support on the busking front.

Also, all election bullshit aside, it's Saturday frigging night, fuck staying at home by myself. I'm gonna go out and play some music and celebrate the likelyhood of Don Brash NOT being the Prime Minister.

Oh yes.

I shall take some brandy with me, play my flutes, get drunk(er), and tonight I'm playing for fun and not for money.

Having said that, if there's anyone from wellington reading this who wants to fling some shekels at a couple of unkempt buskers, we'll be in Cuba Mall or upper Cuba St opposite Midnight Espresso.

Good luck to you all.

G'night.

Current mood: Kinda relieved
Current music: Vangelis - "Heaven & Hell"