2005 New Zealand General Election
17 September 2005 · The MMP era · 121 seats, 61 for a majority
A general election took place in New Zealand on 17 September 2005 and determined the membership of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. One hundred and twenty-one MPs were elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives: 69 from single-member electorates, including one overhang seat, and 52 from party lists (one extra due to the overhang).
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Helen Clark
Labour—Progressive (C&S: United Future, NZ First, Green)
Largest force
Labour
50 of 121 seats
Turnout
80.9%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 50 | -1 | — | — | — | |
| National | Don Brash | 48 | +21 | — | — | — | |
| NZ First | Winston Peters | 7 | -6 | — | — | — | |
| Green | Rod Donald | 6 | -3 | — | — | — | |
| Māori Party | — | 4 | +3 | — | — | — | |
| United Future New Zealand | — | 3 | -5 | — | — | — | |
| ACT | Rodney Hide | 2 | -7 | — | — | — | |
| Progressive | Jim Anderton | 1 | -1 | — | — | — |