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Tukituki election result: Tight early race in electorate

Published by NZ Herald · New Zealand 9 h ago
Catherine Wedd, right, with her mother Joanna Loft at her election party near Havelock North. Photo / Jack Riddell
Catherine Wedd, right, with her mother Joanna Loft at her election party near Havelock North. Photo / Jack Riddell · NZ Herald

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Nine candidates stood in Tukituki in 2026. Incumbent National MP Wedd was challenged by Dan Scott for Labour, a Hawke’s Bay-raised meteorologist and former Taradale High School…

Catherine Wedd, right, with her mother Joanna Loft at her election party near Havelock North. Photo / Jack Riddell

Incumbent National Tukituki candidate Catherine Wedd is leading her Labour opponent Dan Scott by a significant margin in early voting.

“The people have seen that .. they want to see [National’s] progress continue.”

Scott said he’d had a busy day and while behind as at 8pm he was not yet prepared to concede.

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