Election date announced as September 19

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. File Image/SunLive.

The 2020 General Election will be held on Saturday, September 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Tuesday.

'I will be asking New Zealanders to continue to support my leadership and the current direction of the Government, which is grounded in stability, a strong economy and progress on the long term challenges facing New Zealand,” says Jacinda.

'We are running an established and effective MMP Government, and overseeing a strong economy with low unemployment and growth rates the envy of other countries like Australia and the UK while making critical investments in health, education and reducing child poverty.

'I've always believed that announcing election dates early is fair. It improves the opportunities for New Zealanders to take part in the democratic process and gives a greater degree of certainty to political landscape.

'When it comes to the campaign, I've set out Labour's plan to give New Zealanders an election contest that is positive, factual and robust.

'Until then the Government will continue on getting things done.”

Jacinda has advised the Governor-General of the election date.

The Government's intention is that the House will rise on Thursday, August 6 2020 and Parliament will be dissolved on Wednesday, August 12 2020.

Writ day will follow on Sunday, August 16 2020, and nominations will close at noon on Friday, August 21 2020. Advance voting will start on Monday, September 7 2020.

Subject to the passage of the Electoral Amendment Bill currently before the House, the last day for the return of the writ will be Thursday, October 15 2020.

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3 comments

Omg

Posted on 28-01-2020 19:34 | By Mighty mouse

Well i sure is hell not voting you back in get real. You spend most of your time travling overseas helping them when u should be here. You have travelled all over the country on tax payers money. Your way to young to be in power give it to someone that noes what they are doing


Sept 19

Posted on 28-01-2020 22:36 | By Yadick

Good bye Labor. Thank you for all the tax hikes, the rip-offs, and for being a 'yes of course we can do that for you' Government. The cheese on a mouse trap isn't free . . .


What

Posted on 29-01-2020 08:02 | By Merlin

What a mess the Government have had to clean up.The state of some of our hospital buildings,not accepting a housing crisis,ignoring the Regions and selling off State House stock,closing schools. Etc Etc so when Simon says they were a competent government he is delusioned.It will take more than one term to fix the mess.


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