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Contested 4 races — 2 elected 2 not elected
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.
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.
The date was fully in Luxon’s control, with no requirement that he run the decision past his Cabinet or his caucus.
The Labour leader has accused the prime minister of starting this election year by "panicking".
OPINION: A reader questions Christopher Luxon saying the recovery had already arrived.
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