Capital leans left as the country ticks blueROSS GIBLIN\STUFF Greg O'Connor, left, and Paul Eagle at Oriental Bay, Wellington, on Sunday, after both were elected to Parliament for the first time. In Ōhāriu, former police union boss Greg O'Connor took the seat and, though National won more party votes, Labour closed the gap by more than 3000. 2017 preliminary party votes: National 10,348; Labour 11,829. 2017 preliminary party votes: National 9768; Labour 14,222. 2017 preliminary party votes: National 15,697; Labour 11,713.

Source: Stuff September 24, 2017 04:30 UTC