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Wellington Central 2023 result.

Official 2023 general-election result for Wellington Central: Tamatha-Kaye Erin Paul received 18,439 votes, a 6,066-vote majority, with source-linked electorate turnout and ballot accounting.

18,439winner votes
6,066published majority
40.82%of valid candidate votes
84.48%candidate-ballot turnout
Official winning record

Tamatha-Kaye Erin Paul is the published electorate winner.

45,169 valid candidate votes were recorded in the electorate. The winner is reported with Green Party; Electionpedia does not infer later tenure or affiliation from this historical result.

Ordinary valid candidate votes32,627
Special valid candidate votes12,542
Valid candidate votes45,169
Informal candidate votes287
Candidate ballots accounted46,252
Electors on master roll54,746

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

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Wellington Central 2023 New Zealand General Election Result

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