Chloe Swarbrick watches the results roll in last night. Photo: Getty ImagesChloe Swarbrick has pulled off a major upset by winning the coveted seat of Auckland Central for the Green Party. The 26-year-old becomes only the second Green MP to win an electorate seat - 21 years after party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons won the Coromandel seat, which she held for just one term. With 100 cent of the vote counted, Swarbrick had a winning margin of 492 votes. As a 22-year-old, Swarbrick burst onto the political scene with next to no resources and came third at the Auckland mayoral contest in 2016.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 17, 2020 20:15 UTC