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National won 29.21% and 42 seats in the preliminary count; on November 8 Luxon said he wanted to build a relationship with Opportunity despite calling a deal 'highly unlikely'.

Preliminary results on November 7 left National and Labour nearly tied, with BBC News reporting a low national mood and voters deserting the major parties: Labour 29.36% and National 29.21%. National was projected to win 42 seats and Labour 36 in a 131-seat Parliament, with the National-led bloc of National, ACT and New Zealand First holding 67 seats, a one-seat majority. About 399,000 special votes, roughly 14% of the total, remain to be counted before the official result on November 27.

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