Preliminary results are released progressively after 19:00 on election day. 2023: the Commission aimed for 50% counted by 22:00 and 95% by 23:30. The preliminary count covers ordinary votes only — special votes come in the official count and can move seats.
final-result
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announced
The Commission's 2026 timetable as relayed by 1News (25 Jan 2026) and vote.nz — its own pages were not read here (bot wall): official results declared 27 Nov 2026, writ returned by 3 Dec. 2023: the official results (3 Nov, 20 days after 14 Oct) cost National two seats against the preliminary count.
government
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precedent
No fixed date. 2023: coalition talks ended 24 Nov and the government was sworn in on 27 Nov 2023, after the official count changed the arithmetic. 2020: sworn in 6 Nov 2020.
MMP coalition negotiations with no set deadline; parties wait for the official count when the preliminary margin is close (2023). Precedents: 44, 20 days from polling day.
Questions and answers
When is the New Zealand general election 2026?
Polling day is 2026-11-07 (declared).
When will the final result of the House of Representatives race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-26T11:00:00Z and 2026-11-27T10:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. The Commission's 2026 timetable as relayed by 1News (25 Jan 2026) and vote.nz — its own pages were not read here (bot wall): official results declared 27 Nov 2026, writ returned by 3 Dec. 2023: the official results (3 Nov, 20 days after 14 Oct) cost National two seats against the preliminary count.
Where are the official House of Representatives results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Electoral Commission (https://elections.nz/).