NZ final election result

NZ Electoral Commission

• Labour Party 41.10%, 31 electorate MPs, 19 list MPs, total MPs 50 (+1 since original count)
  
• National Party 39.10%, 31 electorate MPs, 17 list MPs, 48 total MPs (-1 since original count)
  
• New Zealand First Party 5.72%, 0 electorate MPs, 7 list MPs, total MPs 7
  
• Green Party 5.30%, 0 electorate MPs, 6 list MPs, total MPs 6
  
• Mâori Party 2.12%, 4 electorate MPs, 0 list MPs, total MPs 4
  
• United Future New Zealand 2.67%, 1 electorate MPs, 2 list MPs, total MPs 3
  
• ACT New Zealand 1.51%, 1 electorate MPs, 1 list MPs, total MPs 2
  
• Jim Anderton's Progressive 1.16%, 1 electorate MPs, 0 list MPs, total MPs 1

Despite claims that the special and overseas vote favour the Nationals, the only change since the original count is to transfer one list seat from National to Labour and to reduce the house frm 122 to 121. Both results favour Labour.

Don Brash, the National opposition leader, has now conceded the election and Helen Clark is finalising negotiations to form the next government, putting her on course to become New Zealand's first Labour prime minister to serve a third term.