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Did he receive any legal advice relating to the claims of voter fraud in the election of the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board; if so, on what dates and from which agencies?

Answered Question 1256 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Did he receive any legal advice relating to the claims of voter fraud in the election of the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board; if so, on what dates and from which agencies?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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No, I did not receive any legal advice relating to the claims of voter fraud in the election of the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board. As this is an independent legal process I did not seek and would not expect to recive legal advice on it.