Wednesday, February 16 Advance Voting began in the Electorate, Registrars of Electors Offices around the country and overseas Saturday, February 26 EasyVote information packs made available to enrolled Botany voters Friday, March 4 Enrolments close All political advertising ceases and election signs taken down by midnight Saturday, March 5 Polling from 9 am to 7 pm Preliminary Results from 7 pm online www.electionresults.govt.nz 730 pm: All advance vote results 9 pm: Results from 50% of polling places 10 pm: Results from all polling places. Wednesday March 16 Official Results declared Monday, March 21 Deadline for applications for judicial recount Tuesday, March 22 Announcement of the successful candidate if there is no recount Wednesday March 23 Last day for Return of Writ |

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