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Dunedin 2023 result.

Official 2023 general-election result for Dunedin: Rachel Brooking received 17,111 votes, a 7,980-vote majority, with source-linked electorate turnout and ballot accounting.

17,111winner votes
7,980published majority
40.97%of valid candidate votes
81.06%candidate-ballot turnout
Official winning record

Rachel Brooking is the published electorate winner.

41,760 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 votes34,133
Special valid candidate votes7,627
Valid candidate votes41,760
Informal candidate votes368
Candidate ballots accounted42,790
Electors on master roll52,791

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

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Dunedin 2023 New Zealand General Election Result

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