The seat of Northern Maori became vacant following the death of the sitting member Ihaka Hakuene on 6 April.
The by-election was won by Wi Katene (described as a Stout-Vogel government supporter) by a margin of three votes, contrary to expectations.
However, none of the newspaper reports give the number of votes recorded for each candidate.
[1] Although Sydney Taiwhanga petitioned the Supreme Court about irregularities in the poll; [2][3] the petition was later withdrawn.
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