Pallett said she will be there for locals regardless of their political affiliation, cultural differences or even what they think of her.
With 100 percent of the vote returned, Brownlee trailed with 30.4 percent of the electorate vote compared to about 43.9 percent for Labour's Sarah Pallett.
Brownlee, who is also the party's campaign manager, said mistakes may have been made, and he regrets spreading a conspiracy theory about the government covering up a Covid-19 outbreak in the lead up to the election.
He believes National ran a very good on-the-ground campaign, but the Covid-19 pandemic created a "herding" instinct behind the incumbent government.
The party will hold discussions, to assess what went wrong, Brownlee said.