2002 New Zealand General Election

27 July 2002 · The MMP era · 120 seats, 61 for a majority

A general election was held in New Zealand on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the opposition National Party (the 2020 election would see it suffer a greater defeat in terms of net loss of seats).