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Christchurch Central 2023 result.

Official 2023 general-election result for Christchurch Central: Duncan Webb received 15,553 votes, a 1,841-vote majority, with source-linked electorate turnout and ballot accounting.

15,553winner votes
1,841published majority
40.17%of valid candidate votes
78.52%candidate-ballot turnout
Official winning record

Duncan Webb is the published electorate winner.

38,720 valid candidate votes were recorded in the electorate. The winner is reported with Labour Party; Electionpedia does not infer later tenure or affiliation from this historical result.

Ordinary valid candidate votes29,600
Special valid candidate votes9,120
Valid candidate votes38,720
Informal candidate votes472
Candidate ballots accounted40,044
Electors on master roll50,999

Source: Electoral Commission winning-electorate table and electorate candidate turnout table.

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Christchurch Central 2023 New Zealand General Election Result

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