1999 New Zealand General Election
Clark's first win27 November 1999 · The MMP era · 120 seats, 61 for a majority
The 1999 New Zealand general election was held on 27 November 1999 to determine the composition of the 46th New Zealand Parliament. The governing National Party, led by Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, was defeated, being replaced by a coalition of Helen Clark's Labour Party and the smaller Alliance.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Helen Clark
Labour—Alliance (C&S: Green)
Largest force
Labour
49 of 120 seats
Turnout
84.8%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 49 | +12 | — | — | — | |
| National | Jenny Shipley | 39 | -5 | — | — | — | |
| Alliance | Jim Anderton | 10 | -3 | — | — | — | |
| ACT | Richard Prebble | 9 | +1 | — | — | — | |
| Green | Rod Donald | 7 | +7 | — | — | — | |
| NZ First | — | 5 | -12 | — | — | — | |
| United NZ | Peter Dunne | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |