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Kelston 2023 result.

Official 2023 general-election result for Kelston: Carmel Jean Sepuloni received 14,413 votes, a 4,396-vote majority, with source-linked electorate turnout and ballot accounting.

14,413winner votes
4,396published majority
44.43%of valid candidate votes
71.01%candidate-ballot turnout
Official winning record

Carmel Jean Sepuloni is the published electorate winner.

32,437 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 votes24,967
Special valid candidate votes7,470
Valid candidate votes32,437
Informal candidate votes533
Candidate ballots accounted33,920
Electors on master roll47,767

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

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Kelston 2023 New Zealand General Election Result

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