A health-y showing for National: Former GP leader’s seat in the House hinges on special votes

As many commentators anticipated, the general election on 14 October did not produce a clear-cut result. With more than 560,000 special votes still being counted, National cannot yet be sure whether it will form a government with ACT alone or with New Zealand First on board as well. Stephen Forbes looks at how candidates with a ‘health-y twist’ fared on election night