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Christopher Luxon

Candidate for Botany
Currently serving: MP for Botany, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Contested 4 races — 2 elected 2 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
Offices held
  • MP for Botany
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Oct 2020 – present
In the News
PM gives himself the maximum runway to show the country it’s back on track
The Post — January 22, 2026

ANALYSIS: November 7 is about the latest day Christopher Luxon could have gone without risking a Christmas without a Government, while also dodging a minefield of tricky dates towards the year end.

‘Logical time’: PM promises a government by Christmas
The Post — January 21, 2026

Christopher Luxon announced a November 7 election date from the National Party caucus retreat in Christchurch. It means advance voting opens October 26 and the House will rise on September 24.

PM Christopher Luxon announces election date - November 7
The Post — January 21, 2026

The date was fully in Luxon’s control, with no requirement that he run the decision past his Cabinet or his caucus.

Christopher Luxon throwing Chris Bishop under the bus on housing, says Chris Hipkins
RNZ — January 21, 2026

The Labour leader has accused the prime minister of starting this election year by "panicking".

Letters: Protest against the New Zealand Sikh community is historically ignorant; Black Caps’ series win was no mean feat
NZ Herald — January 21, 2026

OPINION: A reader questions Christopher Luxon saying the recovery had already arrived.

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