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Election 2026: 'Grateful' - Seymour stoked to be leading Epsom, says talks with Opportunity may be needed

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Sat, 7 Nov 2026, 9:37pm
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ACT Leader David Seymour says he's stoked to be leading Epsom, despite a late push by National's Paul Goldsmith. 

He's sitting at 35.9% with 40.7% of the vote counted, ahead of Goldsmith on 29.5%. 

He told Mike Hosking it's looking like we won't get a result tonight in terms of who forms a government, but conversations with Opportunity may need to happen, despite National's reticence. 

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