November 07, 2023
Davis rejects recount as Opposition looms
Posted On November 7, 2023
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Former Te Tai Tokerau Kelvin Davis says he's conceded the seat and won't ask for a recount.
Former Te Tai Tokerau Kelvin Davis says he’s conceded the seat and won’t ask for a recount.
The seat was won by Te Pati Maori’s Mariameno Kapa-Kingi by a majority of 517 after special votes were counted, a thousand vote turn round from election night.
With that margin there’s little point in running the numbers again.
Kelvin Davis says the focus now is not on the Maori seats but in forming an Opposition which can fight to retain the gains made for Maori under Labour.