Half of the votes counted in Invercargill, Liz Craig extends her lead
17 October 2020, 8:37 AM
Labour Party Invercargill candidate Liz Craig at her campaign party this evening. PHOTO: Lucy HenryMore than half of the votes have now been counted in the Invercargill electorate and Labour's Liz Craig has extended her lead over National's Penny Simmonds to 700 votes.
There have been 22,121 votes counted (51.6%) in Invercargill where, in line with national trends, Labour has established a firm lead in the party vote - 49.6% to National's 28.7%.