1996 New Zealand General Election
The first MMP election12 October 1996 · The MMP era · 120 seats, 61 for a majority
The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament. It was significant for being the first election to be held under the new mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system, and produced a parliament considerably more diverse than previous elections.
Prime Minister before
—
Prime Minister (continued)
Jim Bolger
National—NZ First
Largest force
National
44 of 120 seats
Turnout
88.3%
The result
National
Jim Bolger · +3 seats
44
seats
Labour
Helen Clark · -4 seats
37
seats
NZ First
Winston Peters · +12 seats
17
seats
Alliance
Jim Anderton · +11 seats
13
seats
ACT
Richard Prebble · +8 seats
8
seats
United NZ
Clive Matthewson · -6 seats
1
seats