By Len Cook’s count, the upcoming general election will be the 20th that he has voted in.
One is inclined to trust his numbers, given Cook served as New Zealand’s government statistician from 1992 to 2000, then as director of the UK’s national statistics office from 2000 to 2005.
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Sam Sachdeva is Newsroom's associate editor, covering foreign affairs and trade, politics, and other issues of national significance. More by Sam Sachdeva