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Epsom 2023 result.

Official 2023 general-election result for Epsom: David Breen Seymour received 17,826 votes, a 8,142-vote majority, with source-linked electorate turnout and ballot accounting.

17,826winner votes
8,142published majority
44.82%of valid candidate votes
78.71%candidate-ballot turnout
Official winning record

David Breen Seymour is the published electorate winner.

39,776 valid candidate votes were recorded in the electorate. The winner is reported with ACT New Zealand; Electionpedia does not infer later tenure or affiliation from this historical result.

Ordinary valid candidate votes28,283
Special valid candidate votes11,493
Valid candidate votes39,776
Informal candidate votes339
Candidate ballots accounted40,907
Electors on master roll51,972

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

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Epsom 2023 New Zealand General Election Result

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