A miscount in the Fruitvale School booth obliterated Carmel's advantage and recounting of other booths gave pseudo westie Paula Bennett the thinnest of margins.A miscount? Hmm... For, according to the Herald, at http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10773840:
Evidence of dodgy voting has emerged in the battle for Waitakere. A judge has found nine people voted twice and 393 people voted despite not being on the electoral roll.
Given that Ms Sepuloni is now losing by 9 votes, methinks a large part of the issue would be those on the left thinking that no one would notice if they cast a special vote for Ms Sepuloni and then waltzed up on the day to cast a second vote for her in person.
Less a "miscount" than an uncovering of electoral fraud. Which makes it less than likely that Labour will go down the road of seeking an Electoral Petition.
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