With the final election results now declared, in Wellington Central there were some minor changes from the on-the-night results, with my majority now being 1,904. In the party vote on 345 votes separate National (14,589/35.3%) and Labour (14,244/34.5%), with the Greens getting (8494/20.6%). The turnout in Wellington Central seems to have been significantly better than the national average with over 40,000 people voting.

Once again, I want to express my thanks for the faith shown in me by Wellington Central voters, and you have my commitment to work for all Wellingtonians and be a strong voice for our great city.    

So, now it is down to work.  Over the last couple of weeks I have been part of the induction for new MPs and I have started work on some of the issues for Wellington Central. I will be continuing to use the electorate office at 220 Willis St, and will join other opposition MPs with a Parliamentary office in the old Parliament Buildings.  I plan to continue to operate this website and blog, and introduce a few other ways of encouraging debate about the issues concerning Wellington Central people, New Zealand and the world.  Please keep coming back to check out the page, and feel free to comment.