Four hours of sleep is not conducive to intelligent thought so I’ll keep this brief.
Some highlights:
* We have a National led government.
* National won 9 new seats (I know it’s the party vote that counts in forming a government, but good electorate MPs not only serve their constituents well, they also provide a positive face for the party which helps the vote next time round).
(The election night results for seats are here).
* John’s speech, in particular his desire for inclusiveness and hope:
New Zealand has spoken. Hundreds of thousands across the country, they have voted for change.
“Thank you for your support, and thank you for your trust. I talked about when I was a boy in a state house, riding my bike past the houses of people more fortunate than me.
“What inspired me then, and still inspires me today, is the belief within ourselves that we have the ability to make our lives better.
“And as it is for individuals, so it is for our country. Because New Zealand has so much more potential. This is not as good as it gets.”
He also said that whether or not people had voted for him, he’d be leading a government that works for all New Zealanders.
He was gracious to Helen Clark, acknowledged what she’d done for New Zealand and thanked her for it.
(The speech is here, post speech interview with John Campbell here,).
* Locally – Jacqui Dean’s hard work across the huge Waitaki electorate (34,888 square kms) was rewarded with a majority of 10,176.
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