The special votes did not improve National's chances of forming the next government, indeed they made those prospects slightly worse by having one seat fewer in parliament than was true on the election night.


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I transcend earthly bounds. I never cease to amaze myself because I haven't yet found my limits....
DON KING
Sure, the first light snowfall may be a chance to dance giddily, leaving squeaky footprints through ...
DON KARDONG
I'm an ardent American Football fan.
DON KING
I imagine it was much different in the 1970s. That was the Renaissance for black actors, albeit in b...
DON CHEADLE
I started out on photography accidentally. A policeman came to a stop at the end of my street, and a...
DON MCCULLIN
You don't have true freedom until you allow a diversity of opinion and a diversity of voices.
DON LEMON
I was always just into my music and maybe into trying to save the world a little bit. I never really...
DON MCLEAN
If you're a Texas Supreme Court Justice hopscotching across 254 counties, trying to tattoo your ...
DON WILLETT
Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the ech...
DON MARQUIS
My wife knows that I thrive on independence, and whatever girls live with me must know that, too. Th...
DON HO
People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely as a way of maintaining and furth...
DON DELILLO