[1] According to Ardern, Little had previously approached her on her birthday, 26 July, and stated he thought she should take over as party leader, as he was of the opinion he could not turn things around for Labour.

[4] Immediately following the announcement that Ardern had been elected leader, Labour was inundated with donations by the public, at their peak reaching NZ$700 per minute.

[5] Ardern's election was followed by a spate of positive coverage from many sections of the media, including international outlets such as CNN,[6] with commentators referring to a 'Jacinda effect' and 'Jacindamania'.

[2] In the last week of the campaign, the party dropped in the polls, and achieved second place behind National in the preliminary results of the 23 September election.

On 19 October 2017, it was announced that Labour had formed a government with New Zealand First and the Greens, and making Ardern Prime Minister.