Election Petition — Tauranga

I seek leave to present the report of the High Court on the Tauranga electoral petition. Is there any objection to that course being followed? There is no objection. I hereby present the determination of the High Court in the matter of an electoral petition relating to the Tauranga electoral district. Paragraph 150 of the determination reads as follows: “We certify under s 243 of the Electoral Act 1993 that, at the trial of this petition, the Court determined that the election of the respondent Robert Moncrieff Clarkson as the member of Parliament for the Tauranga electorate was not void.” Copies of the determination are available from the Bills Office and will be published on the High Court website.

I seek leave to congratulate Mr Clarkson on having his election to this House confirmed. We were always confident that he did, in fact, comply with the rules that apply to the election of members of Parliament. I think his confirmation is something that we in this House can certainly applaud, and we wish him all the very best.

💬 Madam SPEAKER: Leave is sought. Is there any objection? There is no objection.