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
—
Prime Minister (continued)
Helen Clark
Labour—Alliance (C&S: Green)
Largest force
Labour
49 of 120 seats
Turnout
84.8%
The result
Labour
Helen Clark · +12 seats
49
seats
National
Jenny Shipley · -5 seats
39
seats
Alliance
Jim Anderton · -3 seats
10
seats
ACT
Richard Prebble · +1 seats
9
seats
Green
Rod Donald · +7 seats
7
seats
NZ First
-12 seats
5
seats
United NZ
Peter Dunne · 0 seats
1
seats